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| Keywords: General View of Daulatabad in the 1860s.jpg en Photograph of Daulatabad in Maharashtra taken by J Johnston in the 1860s part of the Allardyce Collection Album of views and portraits in Berar and Hyderabad The Hindu citadel of Devagiri was occupied and renamed Daulatabad after the Tughluq conquest at the end of the 13th century In the 14th century it was for a time the capital of the Bahmani sultans of the Deccan It was later taken by the Mughals in 1633 The impressive fortress is situated on the top of a steep hill 200 metres high There are three concentric lines of fortifications between the outer wall and the citadel which is reached by steep flights of steps The Chand Minar or Moon Tower seen in the foreground in this view is a pillar of victory situated opposite the Jami Masjid 1318 It consists of four circular storeys and a central fluted section erected by Ala-ud-Din Bahmani to mark his conquest of the fort The base of the minaret has twenty-four small chambers Glazed Persian tiles originally covered the entire tower s 1860 http //www oldindianphotos in/2010_09_05_archive html J Johnston other versions Custom license marker 2014 12 30 PD-100 Maharashtra in the 1860s Uploaded with UploadWizard | ||||
