Wendy Doniger (2010). The Hindus: An Alternative History. Oxford University Press. pp. 537–538. ISBN978-0-19-959334-7.; Quote: "He [Aurangzeb] destroyed all newlybuilt or rebuilt Hindu temples and replaced them with mosques; in particular, he replaced the great Vishvanatha Temple in Varanasi and Keshava Deo Temple at Mathura with two great Aurangzeb mosques and changed the name of Mathura to Islamabad."
Diana L. Eck (1982). Banaras, City of Light. Columbia University Press. p. 82. ISBN978-0-231-11447-9. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2017.; Quote: "Jayachandra was beheaded, his army was humiliated, and the forces of Muhammad Ghuri, under the leadership of General Qutb-ud-din Aibak, advanced to Varanasi. They sacked and looted the city. According to a Muslim historian of the age, they destroyed nearly one thousand temples in Varanasi alone (...)"
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Diana L. Eck (1982). Banaras, City of Light. Columbia University Press. p. 82. ISBN978-0-231-11447-9. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2017.; Quote: "Jayachandra was beheaded, his army was humiliated, and the forces of Muhammad Ghuri, under the leadership of General Qutb-ud-din Aibak, advanced to Varanasi. They sacked and looted the city. According to a Muslim historian of the age, they destroyed nearly one thousand temples in Varanasi alone (...)"
