If size is a factor, Gada Shah’s shop is more than a shop. It could easily be classified as a medieval shopping mall. It’s a huge building, featuring tall walls and high arches. The roof at the middle of the building is collapsed and the only structure that remains here is the arch.

Gada Shah (Beggar King) is often thought to be the Rajput merchant-noble who lived in Mandu and flourished the trade of ivory, saffron and musk. Near Gada Shah’s shop, there are two step-wells Andheri (Dark) Baoli and the other Ujaala (Light) Baoli. The former is an underground well infested by bats. The Ujaala baoli is an open step well in the middle of thick undergrowth.