"On the other hand, this building is called in the country Kashana, which is obviously the corruption of Ghazana or Ghazanlya. It was built at the end of the seventh century of the Hegira, probably between the years 694 H. (I295), date of the accession to the throne of Sultan Ghazan, and 700 H. (I30I), date of the construction of the connecting corridor. (translated from French)"

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D'autre part cet edifice est appele dans le pays Kashana, qui est evidemment la corruption de Ghazana ou Ghazanlya. Elle a ete construite a la fin du septieme siecle de l'Hegire, vraisemblablement entre les annees 694 H. (I295), date de l'avenement au trone de Sultan Ghazan, et 700 H. (I30I), date de la construction du couloir de raccordement. (original French quote) — "The Architecture of the Islamic Period" in "A Survey of Persian Art." Compte-Rendu, p.9 Pl.349