Twilight of the Sultanate c7.s2.3

c7.s2.3

¹¹⁴ It was built by Sultan 'Alāuddīn Khaljī in 1303. "This name was given to it because of the large number of pillars utilized in its construction.... The Qasr must have been as magnificent and beautiful as the other buildings of 'Alāuddīn; but unfortunately its complete destruction renders it difficult even to locate its site with any amount of certainty". Lal, *History of the Khaljīs*, 376. Also Arch. Survey of India Report, 1938-39, 142-43.