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Chand
Minar
is
at
Daulatabad.
It
was
built
in
the
Turkish
style
in
1435
by
Ala-ud-din
Bahmani
to
celebrate
his
occupation
of
the
fort.
This
minaret
is
an
outstanding
example
of
Islamic
art.
This
30-metre
high
tower
is
divided
into
four
storeys.
It
has
24
chambers
and
a
small
mosque
at
its
base.
It
is
covered
with
the
Persian
blue
tiles
that
make
the
Chand
Minar
outstanding.
Path
passes
bastions;
studded
gates,
a
drawbridge
and
the
Chini
Mahal,
where
Abdul
Hasan
Tana
Shah,
the
last
King
of
Golconda,
was
imprisoned
in
1687
for
13
years
are
the
important
attractions
of
the
tomb.
There
is
also
a
6.6m
long
'Kila
Shikan'
(Fort
Breaker)
iron
cannon
on
the
bastion.
There
are
100-steps
stairs
that
lead
to
the
'Baradari'
(pavilion)
at
the
end
of
the
tunnel
inside
the
citadel.
This
pavilion
is
said
to
be
the
palace
of
the
Yadavi
Queen
and
later
Shah
Jahan.
There
is
another
cannon
at
the
top
with
a
ram's
head
on
the
butt.
Around
the
muzzle
of
the
cannon,
it
is
inscribed
in
Persian
as
"Creator
of
storms".
Aurangabad
is
well
connected
by
air,
rail
and
road
with
the
important
places
within
and
beyond
the
state.
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