History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v2.c30.7

v2.c30.7

For the first fifty or sixty years after their accession, the struggle for existence was too severe to admit of the ’Âdil Shâhîs devoting much attention to architecture. The real building epoch of the city commences with ’Alî, A.D. 1557, and all the important buildings are crowded into the 100 years which elapsed between his accession and the wars with Aurangzîb, which ended in the final destruction of the dynasty.