The capital at one time was moved to Pandua, north of Gaur, and there was built (1358-1368) the great Adina mosque, 500 ft. in length by 285 in depth containing a large court surrounded by a thick wall of brick. The roof was supported by 266 stone pillars and covered by 378 domes, all of one form. Such a design has little architectural merit, but its size and the richness of its details make it an interesting study, and the same character belongs to most of the works of the Bengal Moslem rulers. The Bahmani dynasty, founded in 1347, had its capital at Gulbarga till 1428, when it was moved to Bidar. During this period the city was adorned with important buildings of which the most notable now remaining is the great mosque, one of the most striking in India. It measures over all 216 ft. from east to west by 176 from north to south. It differs from all the great mosques in India in having the whole central area covered over as in the great mosque at Cordova--what in others would be an open court being roofed by sixty-three small domes. The light is admitted through the side-walls, which are pierced by great arches on all sides except the west. The study is plain and substantial, with but little ornament. The tombs of the kings are massive square-domed buildings, with handsome stone tracery on their outer walls, and are elaborately finished inside. At Bidar, mosques, palaces and tombs were also erected, but most of them have perished, the great mosque in the fort being the only one fairly entire. The ten tombs of the later Bahmani kings, 5 m. from the city, are of like pattern with those of Gulbarga and of considerable splendour. They are not much ornamented, but are structurally good and impressive by their massive proportions. [Illustration: PLATE III. FIG. 13.--KANARAK TEMPLE OF SURYA, OR BLACK PAGODA, FROM THE EAST. FIG. 14.--TOMB OF MAHOMMED ADIL SHAH, BIJAPUR.] FIG. 15.--JAMA MASJID AT AHMEDABAD. _From Photographs kindly lent by the India Office._ [Illustration: PLATE IV. _Photo, F. Frith & Co._ FIG. 16.--TOMB OF PRINCE ITIMAD-UD-DAULA, AGRA. _Photo, Johnston & Hoffmann._ FIG. 17.--THE TAJ MAHAL, AGRA.]