Mir Jumla conquers the impregnable Gandikota fort by betraying its Hindu ruler, Pemmasani Thimma Nayudu. And then, he melts all the metallic Hindu Murtis forcibly snatched away from all the temples in his dominion.
Between 1643 - 50, Mir Jumla conducted a series of raids throughout Andhra and Tamil Nadu and devastated entire towns and villages. The Poonamalle Mosque was formerly a Hindu temple which Jumla destroyed.
Mir Jumla who became Aurangzeb's trusted aide, was a reckless plunderer and military commander who became the Prime Minister of the Sultan of Golconda. He entrusted his revenue management to Telugu Niyogi Brahmins.
The first episode of a series narrating the brief civilisational history of Gandikota, fabled as the Grand Canyon of India.