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| Keywords: Tomb of Shumsuddin at the Kutab Delhi in the 1890s.jpg en Photograph of carvings on the interior of Iltutmish ™s Tomb in Delhi taken by Lala Deen Dayal in the 1890s from the Curzon Collection 'Views of places proposed to be visited by Their Excellencies Lord Lady Curzon during Autumn Tour 1902' Iltutmish's tomb is situated at the north-west corner of the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque in the Qutb complex to the south of New Delhi The Qutb is all that remains of the first Islamic city of Delhi established by Qutb-ud-Din Aybak r 1206-1210 the founder of the Slave Dynasty and first Sultan of Delhi Shams-ud-Din Iltutmish r 1211-1236 was the third Sultan of Delhi His tomb built in 1235 before his death is the first surviving tomb of an Islamic ruler in India It was designed as a square building of red sandstone with openings on three sides and a dome now fallen This is a view of the interior walls of the tomb which are covered with rich decorative carving a mixture of Koranic inscriptions with rosettes arabesques and tracery s 1890 http //www oldindianphotos in/2009_04_16_archive html Creator Lala Deen Dayal other versions Custom license marker 2014 10 28 1905 Uploaded with UploadWizard Delhi in the 1890s Lala Deen Dayal Qutb Minar British Library Photo 430 Curzon Collection Tombs in Delhi Tracery Carvings and inscriptions at the Qutb Minar | ||||
