The story of architecture: an outline of the styles in all countries (1896)
Mathews, Charles Thompson, 1863- · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 291
clined in art, India suddenly rose. This renaissance began at Ghazni, where Subak-tagin, formerly a Turkish slave, had made himselfindependent governor and founder of the Ghazni-vides. His successor, the great Mahmoud (977-1030),conquered all India ; but, being a man of taste as wellas of war,… … PLATE XXIX.—Mosque of Kailbey at Cairo. AFTER THE GHAZMVIDES. 269 After the decay of the Ghaznivide dynasty Indiapassed successively under the rule of the Ghorians,
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