Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c7.s2.t1.4

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³ For gold display compare P. 23-4. For an account of storeyed houses compare the account of Timur (ibid). that the wooden houses of Kashmir were sometimes four and five storeys high in the 14th century. Compare also Jaisi for seven-storied buildings of Simhala. Compare Babur's account of Gwalior (B.N., 317, 320). The royal buildings of Gwalior were four storeys in height, the two upper storeys measuring about 50 yards. They were conspicuous for towes, gates, statues, and green tile work.