1799: The Sikhs destroy Badshahi Mosque

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Ranjit Singh murdered and slaughtered large number of Muslims and innumerable Muslim women were gang-raped during his rule and converted Badshahi Mosque into a stable for his horses.
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/494349-call-to-remove-ranjeet-singh-s-statue

Badshahi Mosque turned into a stable by Ranjeet Singh
"The Badshahi Mosque was taken over by the Sikhs and the Muslims were prohibited to pray in the mosque. After the capture of the city,
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Source: Garden Of My Life: My Family – My World by Vijay Bansal - 2018
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=DzhMDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT167&lpg=PT167&dq=The+Badshahi+Mosque+was+taken+over+by+the+Sikhs+and+the+Muslims+were+prohibited+to+pray+in+the+mosque.+After+the+capture+of+the+city,+%22&source=bl&ots=HUnOULcldl&sig=ACfU3U2bPx8Gdpje457AuRSsdTDWugf1aw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj6iImeh8jrAhVMZMAKHe5ACb0Q6AEwAHoECAMQAQ#v=onepage&q=The%20Badshahi%20Mosque%20was%20taken%20over%20by%20the%20Sikhs%20and%20the%20Muslims%20were%20prohibited%20to%20pray%20in%20the%20mosque.%20After%20the%20capture%20of%20the%20city%2C%20%22&f=false

"During the Sikh Civil War, Prince Sher Singh used the Badshahi Mosque's large minarets for the placement of light guns to bombard the supporters of Rani Chand Kaur"
Source: 'Remnants of the Sikh Empire: Historical Sikh Monuments in India & Pakistan'
By Bobby Singh Bansal- 2015
https://books.google.com.ua/books?id=jUiwDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT44&dq=The+Badshahi+Mosque+was+taken+over+by+the+Sikhs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiFsZ_cv8frAhVRjqQKHTGiBs0Q6AEwA3oECAYQAg#v=onepage&q=The%20Badshahi%20Mosque%20was%20taken%20over%20by%20the%20Sikhs&f=false

"Ranjeet Singh as he converted it into an arsenal depot
and a horse stable. The jewels, marbles, and hanging
chandeliers were stolen by the Sikhs until the British
decided to snatch it for themselves.
Why do people think
that he provided freedom to all religions?
https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2019/07/01/punjab-punch-the-controversy-of-ranjeet-singhs-statue-in-lahore/

"Ranjit Singh murdered and slaughtered large number of Muslims
and innumerable Muslim women were gang-raped during his rule and converted Badshahi Mosque into a stable
for his horses."
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/494349-call-to-remove-ranjeet-singh-s-statue

The Badshahi Mosque, also called as “Emperor's Mosque, Ranjeet singh turnEd it into a horses stable and toilet LoL It was the largest mosque in the world during the seventeenth century, for a long time.
During this period Badshahi Mosque was damaged badly. Rubies, gold, and other valuables were plundered. The mosque's courtyard was used as a stable for their horses and camels. Furthermore, Sikhs forbade Muslims from entering the mosque to worship.
https://www.yeniasya.com.tr/english/a-symbol-of-the-great-power-and-spirituality-of-islam-mosques-in-the-world_492218

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