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207. The tomb. Juanpoor. 
Buddhist shrine. Juanpoor. 
Tomb of Shere Gaman. Juanpoor. 
The mosque. Juanpoor. 
When the Mahomedans, on their conquest of 
India, selected Delhi as their Capital (1206), they 
determined to adorn it with a mosque which should 
be worthy of their greatness. First, as an inscrip- 
tion records, they destroyed 27 temples of the 
infidels, and used the pillars so acquired to erect the 
courtyard of the mosque. They then employed 
their new subjects to erect the great screen of arches 
(209), and to adorn them with that exquisite style 
of workmanship and carving which their conquerors 
could appreciate, but could not execute; and lastly, 
they erected the Kutub Minar, the finest tower in 
India, 238 feet in height. Perhaps, too, they brought 
to this place theiron pillar of Dhava,28 feet in length, 
and 5 feet 6 inches in circumference, tili lately, if 
not now, the largest forging in the world, though 
executed 1,400 years ago. 
208. The Kutub Minar. Delhi. Height, 238 ft. 
47 ft. diameter of base. B y Sergt. O. T. Sparke. 
The Kutub Minar and surrounding ruins. 
Delhi. jjy Bourne anJ i shepherd. 
The great arch and iron pillar. Delhi. 
By Sergt. G. T. Sparke. 
20.9. Ruins of the two Southern arches. Delhi. 
General view of the arches. Delhi. 
The great arch and iron pillar. Delhi. 
By Boumte and Shepherd. 
Frames 210 to 215 illustrate, somewhat imper- 
fectly it must be confessed, the architecture of the 
various cities now comprehended under the general 
name of Delhi, from the times of Altumsh Cdied 
1236) to that of Suftar Jung of Lucknow (died 
1756). The most striking of these is the Jumma 
Musjid, erected by Shah Jehan (1628-1658). But 
the tombs of Toghluk Shah (died 1325), with that of 
Humaioon (died 1556), and Suftar Jung, are all 
remarkable specimens of their dass. 
210. Ala-ood-deen’s gateway. Delhi. 
Tomb of Shums-ood-deen Altumsh. Delhi. 
Ala-ood-deen’s gateway, north entrance. 
Delhi. Hy Bourne and Shepherd. 
211. The Jumma Musjid, from the north. Delhi. 
The Jumma Musjid, the mosque and quad- 
rangle. Delhi. 
The Jumma Musjid, from the north-east. 
By Bourne and Shepherd. 
212. Mausoleum of Suftar Jung. Delhi. 
Mausoleum of the Emperor Humaioon. Delhi. 
The kila kona mosque. Delhi. 
By Bourne and Shepherd. 
213. The palace, the Motee Musjid. Delhi. 
Tomb of Nizam-ood-deen. Delhi. 
Tomb of Mirza Jehangir. Delhi. 
By Bourne and Shepherd. 
214. The palace, Lahore gate. Delhi. 
Inferior of the Chousat Kumba. Delhi. 
View of the city, from the Jumma Musjid. 
By Bourne and Shepherd. 
215. Tomb of the Emperor Toghluk. Delhi. 
Lahore from Wuzeer Khan’s Mosque. 
Gate of mosque from Minaret. 
By Bourne and Shepherd. 
Lahore owes its architectural magnificence to 
Jehanghir (1605-1628), whose tomb it contains. At 
Aurungabad, Aurungzebe tried in vain to emulate 
the beauties of the Taje-Mehal at Agra, in honour 
of his favourite daughter Rabia Durani. Decay 
had then set in, and the copy a little better than a 
caricature. While the tomb of Mahomed Gaus at 
Gwalior, about 1570, shows the style of Akbar’s reign 
in all its vigour and perfection. 
216. View from palace in fort. Lahore. 
Huzoor-i-bagh and fort. Lahore. 
Jehangir’s tomb, in the Shadra gardens. La- 
^ ore ' By Bourne and Shepherd. 
-■ i7- I be tomb of Rabia Durani. Aurungabad. 
The tomb of Rabia Durani from N.E. Au 
rungabad. 
View li’orn the Panchchuky. Aurungabad. 
By Bourne and Shepherd. 
218. Jumma Musjid, with the fort at the baek. 
Gwalior. 
Mahomed Gaus’s tomb. Gwalior. 
Palace and pool of the fort. Gwalior. 
By Major Ilerne. 
I he palace called Deria Dowlut was erected by the 
celebrated Tippoo Sahib, between the years 1792-1799, 
and is a very pleasing specimen of the last form of 
Mahomedan architecture in India before. it became 
debased by an admixture of Italian art. 
I he tombs. at Joonaghur in Guzerat, erected 
within the limits of the present Century, are also in- 
teresting, as exhibiting the last phase of the same art 
as applied to tomb architecture. There is in them a 
tendency towards fantastic forms, but great beauty in 
some of the details. J 
21.9. The Deria Dowlut in Seringapatam. Mysore. 
; i View qf north and west sides. 
The Deria Dowlut in Seringapatam. Part of 
corridor and garden. 
The Deria Dowlut in Seringapatam. Part of 
corridor and garden. By Captain Lyon. 
220. The Deria Dowlut. 
verandah. 
The Deria Dowlut. Seringapatam. The draw- 
ing-room. 
Ihe Deria Dowlut. Seringapatam. Frescos 
on wall. jjy Captain Lyon. 
221. lomb of Mhajee Sahib. Joonaghur, Girnar. 
Detail of the tomb of the late Nawab of 
Joonaghur, Girnar. 
Details of the tomb of Mhajee Sahib. Joon 
aghur, Girnar. By Captain Lyon. 
The Adil Shahi dynasty of Beejapore had a brief 
but glonqus career of 170 years, between 1490 and 
1660, durir-g which period they were the tmlwark of 
the faith againstthe Vijia-nugger dynasty of Hindus. 
Düring that period they adorned their Capital with a 
senes of bmldings in a style like those of Juanpore 
quite pecuhar to themselves. The palaces in the 
citadel as well as the exquisite, Mehturee Mehal, 
are picturesque in outline, and particularly the last 
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Seringapatam. The