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 CHAP. III. DELHI. 207 appears that the inner court was enclosed by Shihabu-d-Din. The central range of arches (Woodcut No. 371) was built by Qutbu-d-Din ; the wings by Altamsh, whose tomb is behind the 373- Iron Pillar at the Qutb. (From a Photograph.) The dotted line shows the extent below the ground. northern range, and the Qutb Minar was either built or finished by the same monarch ; they extend, therefore, from A.D. 1 196 to 1235, at which date they were left incomplete, probably in con- sequence of the death of the last-named king.