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Why did Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni destroy the temple of Somnath?
  1. To win credit as a great hero of Islam.
  2. To loot the precious idols and immense wealth stored in the temple.
  3. To build a mosque in its place
  4. Only A and B

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To loot the precious idols and immense wealth stored in the temple.
B
To win credit as a great hero of Islam.
C
To build a mosque in its place
D
Only A and B
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