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MANDU
, or MANDOGARIr, a ruined See also:city in the See also:Dhar See also:state of Central See also:India, the See also:ancient See also:capital of the See also:Mahommedan See also:kingdom of See also:Malwa
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The city is situated at an See also:elevation of 2079 ft. and extends for 8 m. along the See also:crest of the Vindhyan mountains
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It reached its greatest splendour in the 15th See also:century under Hoshang Shah (1405-1434)
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The See also:circuit of the battlemented See also:wall is nearly 23 m., enclosing a large number of palaces, mosques and other buildings
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The See also:oldest See also:mosque See also:dates from 1405; the finest is the Jama Masjid or See also:great mosque, a notable example of See also:Pathan See also:architecture, founded by Hoshang Shah
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The See also:marble-domed See also:tomb of this ruler is also magnificent
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For a description and See also:history of Mandu, see See also:Sir See also: |
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