Timur left Delhi in approximately January 1399. In April he had returned to his own capital beyond the Oxus (Amu Darya).
Immense quantities of spoils were taken from India. According to Ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo, 90 captured elephants were employed merely to carry precious stones looted from his conquest, so as to erect a mosque at Samarkand %u2014 what historians today believe is the enormous Bibi-Khanym Mosque. Ironically, the mosque was constructed too quickly and suffered greatly from disrepair within a few decades of its construction.
RE:Mosque built from looted wealth
by veera kumar on Mar 13, 2008 04:50 PM Permalink
we too searched for the same looted wealth in babri masjid .....didnt find it .still te seatch continues
RE:Mosque built from looted wealth
by Nanchil on Mar 13, 2008 04:20 PM Permalink
Hundreds of Buddhist statues, stupas and viharas have been destroyed in India between 830 and 966 AD in the name of Hindu revivalism. Both literary and archaeological sources within and outside India speak volumes about the havoc done to Buddhism by Hindu fanatics. Spiritual leaders like Sankaracharya and many Hindu kings and rulers took pride in demolishing Buddhist images aiming at the total eradication of Buddhist culture. Today, their descendants destroyed the Babri Masjid and also published the list of mosques to be targeted in future. It is with this sin of pride that they presently condemn Taliban.
RE:Mosque built from looted wealth
by Nanchil on Mar 13, 2008 04:36 PM Permalink
This news was reported by Mukundan C. Menon. And the paper was written by Dr.Jayaprakash. Are the muslims?
