The Islamic rule in India robbed off India from some it's most precious treasures in terms of Temples and knowledge centers. The towering temples that once dotted our entire nation were pulled to the ground. North India was almost completely robbed off it's temples and South 1/n India was a bit lucky in this case due to geography. Temple materials were used to construct Islamic Dargahs, Mosques, Khanqahs, Mazars, Tombs. Some of the Islamic structure stand directly on top of the destroyed temple sites. 2/n