<P> The temple has been mentioned in the Puranas including the Kashi Khanda ( section ) of Skanda Purana . The original Vishwanath temple was destroyed by the army of Qutb - ud - din Aibak in 1194 CE , when he defeated the Raja of Kannauj as a commander of Mohammad Ghori . The temple was rebuilt by a Gujarati merchant during the reign of Delhi 's Sultan Iltutmish ( 1211 - 1266 CE ) . It was demolished again during the rule of either Hussain Shah Sharqi ( 1447 - 1458 ) or Sikandar Lodhi ( 1489 - 1517 ) . Raja Man Singh built the temple during Mughal emperor Akbar 's rule , but orthodox Hindus boycotted it as he had let the Mughals marry within his family . Raja Todar Mal further re-built the temple with Akbar 's funding at its original site in 1585 . </P>
<P> The temple has been mentioned in the Puranas including the Kashi Khanda ( section ) of Skanda Purana . The original Vishwanath temple was destroyed by the army of Qutb - ud - din Aibak in 1194 CE , when he defeated the Raja of Kannauj as a commander of Mohammad Ghori . The temple was rebuilt by a Gujarati merchant during the reign of Delhi 's Sultan Iltutmish ( 1211 - 1266 CE ) . It was demolished again during the rule of either Hussain Shah Sharqi ( 1447 - 1458 ) or Sikandar Lodhi ( 1489 - 1517 ) . Raja Man Singh built the temple during Mughal emperor Akbar 's rule , but orthodox Hindus boycotted it as he had let the Mughals marry within his family . Raja Todar Mal further re-built the temple with Akbar 's funding at its original site in 1585 . </P>
who rebuilt the kashi temple in 16th century
who rebuilt the kashi temple in 16th century
Raja Todar Mal
Raja Todar Mal