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The Somnath Temple was destroyed by ____ of Ghazni.


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Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni destroyed the Somnath Temple.
For Kings, the temples they built were symbols of prestige and power. Temples demonstrated the wealth of kings, and enemies attacked the temples because they wanted to tarnish the king’s wealth. Similarly, Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni looted the wealth and prized possessions of Somnath Temple and destroyed it by raiding it several times.
 
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