The original name of Qutub Minar was "Raja Prithviraj Temple."
Did you know?- The original name of the so-called Qutub Minar was "Raja Prithviraj Temple." In fact, it was known to local Hindus as "Raja Prithviraj Temple" until 1900.
Please don't believe in my words. Check the archives of the British Museum. British Museum photographer John Murray took a picture in 1858 names the structure as "Rao Petarah's Temple" and NOT "Qutub Minar."
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About Photograph
Photograph of Rao Petarah's Temple, Delhi, taken by Dr. John Murray in 1858. The photograph shows a section from the Quwwat al-Islam mosque, part of the complex in South Delhi that includes the Qutb Minar. The complex was first begun by Qutb-u' d-din Aibak, the first ruler of the Slave Dynasty, and was added to by many subsequent rulers. The Quwwat al-Islam mosque was built in 1192. Inscriptions record that spolia(repurposed building stone for new construction) from 27 Jain and Hindu temples that were torn down for its creation. Pillars from the destroyed temples were reused, and the Hindu images were plastered over with geometric designs. Over time, the plaster has fallen away, revealing the original Hindu carvings. This may explain why the caption refers to the building as a temple instead of a mosque created out of Hindu architectural material.What ASI(Archeological Survey Of India) Says ?
According to the Archeological Survey of India, the so-called "Qutub Minar" was built by demolishing 27 Hindu and Jain temples at that site in the 12th century by Islamic invaders from Central Asia.
Hindu ruins and broken Hindu idols can be found all over its premises. "Qutub Minar" literally means "victory pillar," and the central Mosque inside Qutub Minar is known as "Quwwat Ul Islam"( "Power of Islam"), indicating the victory of Islam over Idol worshiping local Hindus. But until 1900, Hindus referred to the site as "Raja Prithviraj Temple." Raja Prithviraj was the last Hindu king of Delhi.
It was only after the advent of the Secular Indian republic in 1947 that the name "Qutub Minar" was formalized and taught to even Hindus.
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