The History of Fīrūz Shāh (Baranī) 4.2

4.2

The Sultan, not being able to go into Dehli, made Kilu-ghari his capital, and fixed his abode there. He ordered the palace, which Kai-Kubad had begun, to be completed and embellished with paintings; and he directed the formation of a splendid garden in front of it on the banks of the Jumna. The princes and nobles and officers, and the principal men of the city, were commanded to build houses at Kilu-ghari. Several of the traders were also brought from Dehli, and bazars were established. Kilu-ghari then obtained the name of "New-town." A lofty stone fort was commenced, and the erection of its defences was allotted to the nobles, who divided the work of building among them. The great men and citizens were averse to building houses there, but as the Sultan made it his residence, in three or four years houses sprung up on every side, and the markets became well supplied.