▁subsequently ▁orn ament ed ▁and ▁bl ended ▁with ▁Islam ic ▁architecture ▁during ▁the ▁Muslim ▁rule . ▁ ▁Leg end ▁As ▁per ▁legend ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century , ▁R ana ▁Ve er ▁Singh ▁of ▁the ▁V agh ela ▁dynast y , ▁a ▁H indu ▁r uler , ▁re igned ▁over ▁this ▁territory ▁known ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁as ▁D and ai ▁Des h . ▁His ▁kingdom ▁was ▁a ▁small ▁one . ▁It ▁was ▁subject ▁to ▁water ▁short age ▁and ▁was ▁highly ▁dependent ▁on ▁the ▁ra ins . ▁To ▁alle vi ate ▁the ▁mis ery ▁of ▁his ▁people , ▁the ▁R ana ▁began ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁and ▁deep ▁step well . ▁ ▁Before ▁this ▁project ▁could ▁be ▁completed , ▁his ▁kingdom ▁was ▁attacked ▁by ▁Moh ammed ▁Beg da , ▁the ▁Muslim ▁r uler ▁of ▁a ▁neighbor ing ▁kingdom . ▁The ▁R ana ▁king ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁battle ▁and ▁his ▁territory ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁inv ader . ▁R ana ▁Ve er ▁Singh ' s ▁wid ow , ▁a ▁beautiful ▁lady ▁known ▁as ▁R ani ▁Ro op ba ▁( or ▁Ro od ab ai ), ▁wanted ▁to ▁perform ▁S ati ▁and ▁join ▁her ▁husband ▁in ▁the ▁after life . ▁However , ▁Beg ada ▁prevent ed ▁her ▁from ▁giving ▁up ▁her ▁own ▁life ▁and ▁proposed ▁marriage ▁with ▁the ▁dow ager . ▁ ▁She ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁marriage ▁proposal ▁on ▁the ▁condition ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁first ▁complete ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁step well . ▁The ▁Muslim ▁king ▁who ▁was ▁deeply ▁en am oured ▁of ▁the