The slave dynasty
Shamsuddin Iltumish who succeeded Aibak at Delhi invaded Malwa in 1234 AD. He
destroyed an ancient
temple at Vidisha. Badauni
He
destroyed the idol of the temple at Ujjain which had been built six hundred years previously, and was called Mahakal and he levelled it to its foundations.
There was a revival of the Hindu power during this period and the Moslems in India suffered a serious setback..
But Iltumish won over the Katehar Rajputs who had so far refused to submit to Islamic imperialism. The sultan led an expedition across the Ganges in 1254 AD.and after leaving Delhi, he arrived in the midst of the territory of Katihar and put to death every male and bound the women.
But in spite of such wanton cruelty, Muslim power continued to decline till the Khalijs revived it after 1290 AD.
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