dˈɑːktɚ. lˈuːkə mɚɹˈiːə ˈɑːlɪvˌɪɹi sˈɛd ðə tˈɛmpəl wʌz bˈɪlt ɚɹˈaʊnd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˌeɪdˈiː., baɪ ðæt tˈaɪm ˌʌdɪjˈɑːnə swˈɑːt vˈæli wʌz ɹˈuːld baɪ ɐ kˈɪŋ nˈoʊn æz "fɹʌm kˈɛsɑːɹ", hˌuː wʌzðə sˈʌn ʌv kjˈʊɹɹæsən tˈɛdʒɪn ʃˈɑː, ɐ wˈɛlnˈoʊn tˈɜːk ʃˈɑːhaɪ kˈɪŋ fɹʌm kˈæbʌl, ænd ðætðə tˈɛmpəl wʌz ɹˌiːɪstˈæblɪʃt ænd meɪntˈeɪnd tˈɪl ðə hˈɪnduː ʃˈɑːhaɪ tˈaɪm kˈɑː wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˌeɪdˈiː.
Dr. Luca Maria Olivieri said the temple was built around 700 AD., by that time Uddiyana (Swat Valley) was ruled by a king known as "From Kesar", who was the son of Khurasan Tegin Shah, a well-known Turk Shahi king from Kabul, and that the temple was re-established and maintained till the Hindu Shahi time (ca 1000 AD).