What happened to Kalapahar?
What happened to Kalapahar?
Kalapahad or Kala Pahar was a Muslim General of the Bengal Sultanate under the reigning Karrani Dynasty, who is mentioned in the Mughal Empire records as the one who attacked Puri Jagannath Temple with his army to tear down the Konark temple.
Who wrote Kalapahar?
Mohitlal Majumdar
The tendency to idol breaking has been called in Bangla Kalapahari in the name of Kalapahar a convert to Islam, who used to break idol in Odisha in the late 16th centuries. Mohitlal Majumdar (1888-1952) wrote a poem glorifying this idol breaker.
How many times Jagannath temple attacked?
Over the course of the 11–12 odd centuries of the written history of the Jagannath temple, the temple has been invaded a total of 18 times!
What was the original name of Kalapahar?
Kalapahad or Kala Pahar was a Muslim General of the Bengal Sultanate under the reigning Karrani Dynasty, who is mentioned in the Mughal Empire records as the one who attacked Puri Jagannath Temple with his army to tear down the Konark temple. His original name was Rajiblochan Ray, who was a pious Vaishnava Brahmin.
Who defeated Kalapahad?
in 1568. Legend has it that ultimately Kalapahad was drowned in the river by Devi Samaleshwari in Sambalpur, Odisha.
Who destroyed Sun Temple Konark?
Kalapahad
As per another very popular theory, the temple was destroyed by Kalapahad (Kalapahad was the title given to a Muslim governor Sultan Sulaiman Karrani of Bengal) who invaded Orissa in 1508. He had also destroyed many other Hindu temples in Orissa along with the Konark Sun Temple.
Who destroyed Kamakhya temple?
Kalapahar
There is a tradition that the temple was destroyed by Kalapahar, a general of Sulaiman Karrani (1566–1572).
Who was Kalapahad and what did he do?
Kalapahad (Black Mountain) was the title of an Iconoclast Muslim general of Mughal governor Sultan Sulaiman Karrani of Bengal. According to some historical documents he was Rajiv Lochan Ray a hindu brahmin, an Oriya general of Gajapati Mukundadeva, the last emperor of the empire of Kalinga-Utkala, convert to Islam.
Who is the General of the Konark Sun Temple?
They defeated and killed the king Mukund-Dev. The general Kalapahar led a contingent deep into the kingdom to subjugate it. Kalapahad has been linked to repeated attacks and the damage of the Konark Sun Temple. He was the general of Bengal Sultan Sulaiman Khan Karrani.
Why did Kalapahad destroy Konark Sun Temple?
The most popular theory about the root of the fall of Konark Sun temple rests with the Kalapahad. According to the history of Odisha, Kalapahad invaded Odisha in 1508. He destroyed Konark sun temple, as well as a number of Hindu temples in Odisha. The Madala Panji of Puri Jagannath temple describes how Kalapahad attacked Odisha in 1568.
How did Kalapahad change his name to Muhammad farmuli?
Kalapahad thought after marriage he would reconvert back to Hinduism. And he got converted to Islam under a new name and identity – Muhammad Farmuli. And then the marriage between Muhammad Farmuli and Gulnaaz took place. The news about Kalapahad being converted to Islam and married to Gulnaaz spread like wild fire.