It was during the reign of Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud (1246-61) that Malik Bahāuddin Balban, (future Sultan Ghiyāsuddin Balban) was made the governor of Koil (modern Aligarh). During Balban’s governorship a minaret was ordered to be erected on which Balban put up his inscription. The first to describe the minaret was Peter Mundy who visited Koil … Continue reading Balban’s Minaret and it’s Inscription