History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v2.c21.47

v2.c21.47

On the site of the conflict the victorious Prince ordered, a village to be founded, with a garden, mosque, and serai.† The village, bearing the usual name of Fatihabad or 'Abode of Victory,’ has now grown almost into a small town, as it is a railway junction. The mosque stands on a high platform, the front part of which has sunk in the middle, through the havoc of centuries and badness of masonry work. One of its three domes has fallen down and the red sandstone facing of the edifice has slipped down in many places, revealing the ill-laid concrete within. But its boundary walls enclose a vast area, and from their top a good view of the country can be commanded, especially on the west and north. The serai has entirely disappeared in two hundred and fifty years of neglect, unless the fragments of a few cloisters on the north wall of the quadrangle belong to it. The garden is probably represented by a patch of jungle north of the mosque.