13 - Religious Architecture of the Muslim Dynasties in India (12th-15th c.)
   
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Muslim Dynasties in Delhi:

  • The Mamluk kings of Delhi (1193-1290)
  • The Khaljis of Delhi (1290-1320)
  • The Tughluqid Dynasty of Delhi (1320-1414)
Muslim Dynasties in the Provinces:
  • The Sharqi Sultans at Jaunpur (1394-1479)
  • The Bahmanid Sultanate at Gulbarga (1347-1527)
Trabeate Architecture: The characteristic architectural principle of Hindu India based on the post-and-lintel system, mostly done in stone, and related stylistically and decoratively to carved wood architecture.

Arcuate Architecture: The contrasting architectural principle based mostly on vaults, arches, and domes, executed in brick. It is generally attributed to Mesopotamia and Persia, and seen as the Islamic style brought to India with the invading Turkish armies.

The Minaret of Jam, Afghanistan

 

The Tomb of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq at Delhi-Tughluqabad

 

 

    
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