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Persecution of Zoroastrians increased significantly under the Abbasids. Their temples and sacred fire shrines were destroyed.
Persecution of Zoroastrians increased significantly under the Abbasids. Their temples and sacred fire shrines were destroyed.
al-Baldahuri writes, under the reign of Caliph al-Mansur, Hisham bin 'Amr al-Taghlibi after conquering Kandahar, destroyed its idol temple and built a mosque in its place.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Israel Oriental Studies|volume=2|title= A note on early Muslim attitudes to idolatry|publisher=Faculty of Humanities, [[Tel Aviv University]]|author=[[Yohanan Friedmann]]|page=177|year=1972}}</ref>
==What about the spared monuments?==
If the Caliphs have spared some famous monuments and artworks of non-Muslims, it does not mean they can be forgiven for the destruction many other monuments.
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