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Sultan bin Saif

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The Arab Destruction of Portuguese Churches in Daman and Diu and how Muscat got its First Hindu Temple

The Arab Destruction of Portuguese Churches in Daman and Diu and how Muscat got its First Hindu Temple

This episode narrates the story of how Sultan bin Saif gave permission to Narottam to build the first ever Hindu temple in Muscat. This was the Govindaraja Temple.

By Sandeep Balakrishna
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A Letter from a Wronged Hindu Father Destroys Portuguese Power in the Persian Gulf

A Letter from a Wronged Hindu Father Destroys Portuguese Power in the Persian Gulf

Narottam writes a letter to the Omani warlord Sultan bin Saif, detailing the plan of attack to capture the two forts of Muscat that were controlled by the Portuguese commandant Pareira. This causes the extinction of Portuguese power in the Persian Gulf.

By Sandeep Balakrishna
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