History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v3.c37.s3.6

v3.c37.s3.6

We have already shown in Chauhan chapter that Visala built the college at Ajmer which was converted by order of Shihabuddin into the present mosque (called Adhai-Dinki-Jhopadi); Visala's inclination to build memorable structures is thus apparent. It is likely, however, that sKirtistambha remained at the finishing of the first storey as he died soon after his conquest. His successor Prithvīrāja II had also a short reign as also Someśvara. Perhaps they might have continued the building even in the days of Prithvīrāja III. After the conquest of Delhi by Kutubuddin he built a mosque by throwing down temples and utilizing their columns. It is natural that he should convert the Kirtistambha of Visala into a Mahomedan Minar and Altamash built the third and fourth storeys and completed it.