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Pemmasani Chinnathimma Nayudu

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Mir Jumla: The Monster who Melted Hindu Murtis in Gandikota

Mir Jumla: The Monster who Melted Hindu Murtis in Gandikota

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.

By Sandeep Balakrishna
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The Run up to Gandikota: Mir Jumla Burns Northern Tamil Nadu

The Run up to Gandikota: Mir Jumla Burns Northern Tamil Nadu

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.

By Sandeep Balakrishna
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