Ghazni

The so called “Sandalwood gates of the Somnath temple”

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1842 (c): The painting by James Atkinson showing the door which was removed from the mausoleum of Sultan Mahmood of Ghazni by the British invaders. The latter believed it to be “sandalwood gates of Somnath temple”. British invaders desecrated the tomb and removed the door in 1842 to restore their injured pride and ego, to … Read more

“Awghan” (اوغان) is not a derogatory distortion of the word Afghan

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Some Pashtuns of Afghanistan (particularly the diaspora) get offended when Uzbeks, Tajiks and Hazaras refer to them as Awghan (اوغان), thinking it is a derogatory distortion of the word Afghan.  But there is plenty of evidence to suggest that it is Awghan which is original while Afghan might be its Arabic or Persian modification of … Read more