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expense of Muhammad, out of gratitude, as the people say, for his 

 assistance in placing him on the throne. 



132. I have referred to this earlier tomb of Tughlak, which still 

 exists in the fort of Multan, as it is the oldest building that I have 

 seen with the rapidly sloping walls, which form the most prominent fea- 

 ture of the Delhi tomb. The Bokn-i-alam, however, is octagonal, with 

 small towers at the angles, and is, besides, a much larger building, the 

 inside diameter being 56 feet, and the outer diameter 76 feet. But 

 the Multan tomb is built entirely of brick, while the Delhi tomb is 

 built throughout of stone, and is ornamented with white marble. 



133. The tomb of Tughlak Shah is situated outside the southern 

 wall of Tughlakabad, in the midst of the artificial lake already de- 

 scribed, and is surrounded by a pentagonal outwork, which is connected 

 with the fortress by a causeway 600 feet in length, supported on 27 

 arches. The stern beauty and massive strength of this tomb have 

 justly elicited the following warm praises of Mr. Fergusson: # "The 

 sloping walls and almost Egyptian solidity of this Mausoleum, com- 

 bined with the bold and massive towers of the fortification that sur- 

 round it, form a picture of a warrior's tomb unrivalled any where.' ' In 

 this praise I heartily concur, with only one reservation in favour of 

 the situation of the Multan tomb, which, besides being both larger 

 and loftier, is placed on the very top of the fort close to the northern 

 wall. 



J 34. In plan the Delhi tomb is a square of 38i feet interior and 

 61^ feet exterior dimensions. The outer walls are 38 1 feet in height 

 to the top of the battlement, with a slope of 2*333 inches per foot. 

 At this rate the whole slope is 7\ feet in 38i feet. The walls at base 

 are 11^ feet thick, and at top only 4 feet, but the projecting mould- 

 ings of the interior increase the thickness of wall at the springing 

 of the dome to about 6 or 7 feet, or perhaps more, for I had no means 

 of making measurements so high up. The diameter of the dome is 

 about 34 feet inside and about 44 feet outside, with, a height of 20 

 feet. The whole height of the tomb to the top of the dome is 70 feet, 

 and to the top of the pinnacle about 80 feet. 



135. Each of the four sides has a lofty doorway in the middle, 

 24 feet in height, with a pointed horse-shoe arch fretted on the outer 

 edge. There is a smaller doorway, only 5 feet 10 inches in width, 

 # Hand-book of Architecture, I — 434. 



