Twilight of the Sultanate c16.s1.72

c16.s1.72

Of sanctuaries and mosques there is no dearth in Ahmadabad, Champanir and other prominent towns of Gujarat. Structures of the secular variety are also by no means inferior to the religious buildings. Among these is the palatial scheme at Sarkhej, consisting of a large artificial lake with Mahmūd Beghara’s palaces occupying two of its sides. The *wavs* or step-wells of Gujarat are known for their artistic beauty. Two of these are the Bai Harīr’s *wav* in Ahmadabad constructed in 1499 and that at Adalaj built about the same time. Indeed in beauty and in construction the architecture of Gujarat was far superior to the contemporaneous architecture of the Sultanate of Delhi and for the matter of that to that of any other State in the country.