Art and Culture 2.3

Architecture in

Medieval India

Provincial

Architecture

during Delhi

Sultanate

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Delhi Sultanate

Imperial Style Provincial Style

Slave Dynasty

Khilji Dynasty

Tughlaq dynasty

Lodi Dynasty

Bengal School

Jaunpur School

Bijapur School

By Delhi

rulers

By

Local

rulers

and

chiefs

Malwa School

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Provincial Schools of Architecture

Bengal School

Use of brick and black marble

Mosques continued the use of sloping ‘Bangla roofs’, which was previously used for temples

Qadam Rasul Mosque in Gaur, West Bengal www.civiljoint.com

Malwa School (Pathan school of architecture)

Cities of Dhar and Mandu in the Malwa plateau became the prominent seats of architecture

Use of different coloured stones and marbles

Buildigs had large windows for ventilation(could be European influence) and decorated by a

stylished use of arches and pillars.

Beautiful stairs

No minars in construction

Artificial reservoirs known as ‘baulis’(water storage) use of locally available materials

Use of battar system (introduced by the Tughlaqs)

Hindola Mahal Mandu www.civiljoint.com

Jaunpur School

Patronised by the Sharqi rulers

Also known as Sharqi style of architecture

No use of minars, as the pathan style

Unique features: use of bold and forceful

Characters painted on huge screens in the centre

and side bays of the prayer hall

Atala Mosque, Jaunpur, UP

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Bijapur School

Under the patronage of Adil Shah

Also known as the Deccan style of architecture

Unique in the use of 3-arched facade and bulbous dome, which were almost sphericl and

with a narrow neck.

He also introduced the use of cornices

Special feature: treatment of the ceilings, which were without any apparent support

The walls were decorated by rich carvings

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Gol Gumbaz is the mausoleum of king Mohammed Adil Shah,

Sultan of Bijapur

cornices

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