Question

Who was the first to plunder it ? Somnath temple devoted to god -?

Answer 1

According to popular tradition documented by J. Gordon Melton, the first Shiva temple at Somnath is believed to have been built at some unknown time in the past. The second temple is said to have been built at the same site by the "Yadava kings" of Vallabhi around 649 CE.

Somnath: Looted, destroyed and resurrected 17 times. Home to one of the 12 Jyotirlings of India, the temple city of Somnath or Prabhas Patan is situated in the state of Gujarat on the Arabian Sea.

Mahmud of Ghazni

For 17 times, he attacked India during the period between 1000 and 1027 AD, a significant event in the history of India. Mahmud of Ghazni had started his invasions in India during the period when the Rajput power had declined.

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