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The silence of contemporary Hindu sources regarding Mahmud’s raid suggests that in Somnath itself it was either forgotten altogether or viewed as just another unfortunate attack by an outsider, and hence unremarkable. In fact, the
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I think the silence of contemporary Hindu sources may also be due to the strict control of Kings' court on the contemporary historians and writers. Just like in modern times of NaMo government when people are fearful of writing about the Chinese invasion in broad daylights, as if nothing had happened, it is highly probable that royal court deliberately expunged the mention of Mohammad Ghauri's attack on Somnath Temple.
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