Name: Temples, Mosques, and Tanks in Medieval India
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 4 min 49 s
Description: India is a land of many places of worship for many religions. What was the significance of building such structures in ancient India? Let us find out.

Question

During wars and conquests invaders often destroyed structures built by other rulers. Why? Did it affect the prestige of the rulers who had originally constructed these monuments?

Accepted Answer

The Kings often destroyed structures built by other rulers because:

Temples, palaces, forts demonstrated the power and wealth of the Kings. Hence, whenever the rulers attacked, they targeted monuments. For instance, the Sultan of Ghazni, was a contemporary of Rajendra I. He attacked the important buildings of the Chola period to loot their wealth and idols.

The destruction of monuments affected the prestige of the rulers in the following ways:

In the political and social culture of the Middle Ages several rulers displayed their political strength and success. This strength was showcased by attacking and looting the places of worship of rulers that were defeated.

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