The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c23.s4.88

v4.c23.s4.88

As it is also related that "the walls, bastions, ramparts, and the gates of the city" were all nearly finished within the same year, it seems not unlikely that the work was pushed on with undue haste, without much consideration of its quality. In any case Humāyūn's capital is hardly traceable among the ruins of old Delhi, although its final demolition seems to have been one of the first acts of the Afghān usurper, Sher Shāh. Two mosques remain of those built during Humāyūn's reign, one in a ruinous condition at Āgra, and the other at Fathābād, Hissār, which indicate the methods of building in vogue at this period. They show no original features, being constructed of ashlar masonry covered with a coating of stucco, the only attempt at ornamentation consisting of geometrical patterns sunk in the surface of the plaster. It is probable that the city of Dīnpanāh was of the same simple unassuming character, rapidly "run up" to supply an immediate need.