History of the Khaljis, A.D. 1290–1320 c24.45

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encircling windows which pierce the walls at every quadrant indicate that the means of ascent inside the Mīnār was to be a very gradual ramp, and not a stair as that in the Quṭb.¹⁹ The outer stones of the Mīnār have disappeared, and only a stump of bricks and mortar now stands there as a monument of 'Alāūddīn unfulfilled ambition.