History Of Somnath
Som is Sanskrit synonyms of Moon Nath means God, meaning of Sommath is the god of Moon. First te it was built by unknown source second time temple was built by Yadava King of Vallabhi around 649 CE.
In 725 the Arab Governor Al Junaid destroyed the temple , Naghbhatta II the Gurjar-Pratihar King rebulit temple in 815 CE.
In 1024 during the rule of Bhima I , turkish most cruel invader Mahmud of Ghazni attacked on Gujarat and looted Somnath he took more than 20 billion Dinar of that time and carried al wealth of Somnath by 5000 Camels!
By 1665 Many mughals orders came to destroy this holyshrine under the mughal Ruler Aurangzeb. Maratha fought aganist Mughal for the protection of Somnath.
In 1950 -1951
Before independence Varaval was the part of Junagadh state whose rule under the Pakistan after Independence deputy Prime Minister Vallabh Bhai Patel merge it in India
In 1950 Indian army and other was orders to reconstruct the temple again.
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