After 1193, when the Rajput forces led by Prithvi Raj Chauhan III, the last
Hindu ruler of Delhi, lost to the Turkish soldiers of Mohammad Ghori, a change
took place in the architectural styles of the capital. The Hindu era ended with
the ascendance of the Delhi Sultanate, followed by a violent clash of ideals and
convictions. This culminated in the grand synthesis of a new composite style of
Indo-Islamic architecture, which shows itself at its best in the monuments of
Delhi and Agra. The native artisan acquitted himself admirably well. The hands
which had worked wonders on the stone surfaces of temples took little time