Archaeological Survey of India, Sultan Ghari, http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_tktd_delhi_sultangarhi.asp
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The ceiling rests on columns raised with two pillars each robbed from an earlier Hindu shrine; carved lintels from another were found embedded in the thick lime-concrete roof. Other pieces were used in the ceilings of the prayer-chamber and bastions and the pillars re-utilised in the verandahs, originally used as a madrasa, after chipping the decoration off them. The tomb was repaired later by Firuz Shah Tughluq.

— Iltutmish

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The ceiling rests on columns raised with two pillars each robbed from an earlier Hindu shrine; carved lintels from another were found embedded in the thick lime-concrete roof. Other pieces were used in the ceilings of the prayer-chamber and bastions and the pillars re-utilised in the verandahs, originally used as a madrasa, after chipping the decoration off them. The tomb was repaired later by Firuz Shah Tughluq." in the context of " Archaeological Survey of India, Sultan Ghari, http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_tktd_delhi_sultangarhi.asp" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Source: Wikiquote: "Iltutmish" (Quotes, About the tomb) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
Iltutmish

About Iltutmish

Shams ud-Din Iltutmish (r. 1211 – 1236) was the third of the Mamluk kings who ruled the former Ghurid territories in northern India. He was the first Muslim sovereign to rule from Delhi, and is thus considered the effective founder of the Delhi Sultanate.