History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v2.c26.14

v2.c26.14

2. Next to this comes the *Pathân* style of northern India (a.d. 1193-1554), spreading over the whole of Upper India, and lasting for about three centuries and a half. After the death, however, of ’Alâu-d-Dîn Muhammad Shâh I. (a.d. 1316) the central power was at times so weak, that the recently conquered outlying provinces were frequently enabled to render themselves independent, and, when this was the case, exhibited their individuality everywhere, by inventing a style of architecture expressive of their local peculiarities.