History of the Khaljis, A.D. 1290–1320 c24.33

c24.33

Percy Brown discerns the assistance of some experts in the building art of Anatolia (the capital of the Seljūqs of Rūm) in the erection of this edifice. The method of stone masonry and the unusual and determinative character of the building are animated by the same spirit as that of the Seljukide architecture.¹⁵ He says that the Mongol invasions put an end to the Seljūq Empire, causing its people to seek refuge in other countries. Some of them found shelter at the court of Delhi. With these refugees crept into India the Seljukian style of architecture, some salient features of [Figure: ’Alāī Darvāzā Showing combination of Saracenic and Hindu elements in decoration]