Twilight of the Sultanate c16.s1.58
Twilight of the Sultanate c16.s1.58
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c16.s1.58
The finest building in Māndū is the Jama' Masjid, commenced by Hoshang Shāh and completed by Mahmūd Khaljī I in 1454. "Though not very large, it is so simple and grand ... that it ranks high among the monuments of its class."³⁶ The tomb of its founder stands behind the mosque. Its stern style is relieved by three perforated marble screens of exquisite beauty. More beautiful than all these—mosques and tombs—are the palaces of Māndū. The massive and picturesque "Jahāz Mahal" is situated between two great tanks, almost literally in the water, like a ship. The other palaces of note are the palace of Bāz Bahādur (built apparently by Nāsiruddīn Khaljī in 1509),³⁷ the pavilion of Rūpmatī and the Hindōlā Mahal built much later.