ately ▁car ved ▁and ▁is ▁five ▁stories ▁deep . ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 4 9 8 . ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Ad al aj ▁step - well ▁is ▁established ▁by ▁an ▁ins cription ▁in ▁S ansk rit ▁found ▁on ▁a ▁mar ble ▁sl ab ▁position ed ▁in ▁a ▁re cess ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁floor , ▁from ▁the ▁eastern ▁entry ▁to ▁the ▁well . ▁Its ▁construction ▁was ▁started ▁by ▁R ana ▁Ve er ▁Singh ▁of ▁the ▁V agh ela ▁dynast y ▁of ▁D and ai ▁Des h . ▁But ▁he ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁war , ▁where after ▁the ▁Muslim ▁king ▁Mah m ud ▁Beg ada ▁of ▁a ▁neighbour ing ▁state ▁built ▁it ▁in ▁Ind o - I sl am ic ▁architect ural ▁style , ▁in ▁ 1 4 9 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁S ansk rit ▁ins cription ▁in ▁the ▁step well ▁describes , ▁ ▁Then ▁follows ▁a ▁g low ing ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁well , ▁after ▁which ▁the ▁queen , ▁or ▁rather ▁lady ▁of ▁the ▁chief , ▁is ▁pra ised ▁in ▁a ▁few ▁vers es ; ▁the ▁exp ense ▁is ▁stated ▁at ▁ 5 , 0 0 , 1 1 1 ▁tank as , ▁or ▁over ▁five ▁lak hs , ▁and ▁the ▁whole ▁ends ▁with ▁a ▁repet ition ▁of ▁the ▁date ▁as ▁given ▁above . ▁ ▁The ▁cultural ▁and ▁architect ural ▁dep iction ▁in ▁the ▁deep ▁well s ▁at ▁various ▁levels ▁are ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁step ▁well s , ▁built ▁initially ▁by ▁H ind us ▁and