[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [General histories](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general) › [Tārīkh-i Firishta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta) › [History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India (Briggs)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs) › 120.1.6 # Firishta's History (Gulshan-i Ibrāhīmī) 120.1.6 History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India (Briggs) 120.1.6 - **Language:** English ### [120.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.120.1.6) and the increase of the land-rents alone, arising out of increased facility of irrigation, amounted to four lacks of hoons annually. Mahomed Koolly Kootb Shah built an elegant musjid and the chahar minar in the middle of the city. The latter building is quadrangular with four arcades, each arch occupying the whole space between the minarets at its corners. Over the centre is a dome, and under the dome is a fountain of excellent water. There are small apartments in each minaret, intended for the use of the professors and students of the college. The King also built baths, hospitals, and other colleges, all of which were suitably furnished; and the attendants for the two former, and learned doctors for the latter, were liberally paid by government. - [Previous: 120.1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.120.1.5) - [Next: 120.1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.120.1.7) - [Up: 120.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.120.1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.120.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.120.1.6) · Pramāṇa