History of Indian and Eastern Architecture

BOOK VII.

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INDIAN SARACENIC ARCHITECTURE.

I. INTRODUCTORY 489

II. GHAZNI--Tomb of Mahmúd--Gates of Somnath--Minars on the Plain 494

III. PATHAN STYLE--Mosque at Old Delhi--Kutub Minar--Tomb of Ala-ud-dîn--Pathan Tombs--Ornamentation of Pathan Tombs 498

IV. JAUNPORE--Mosques of Jumma Musjid and Lall Durwaza 520

V. GUJERAT--Jumma Musjid and other Mosques at Ahmedabad--Tombs and Mosques at Sirkej and Butwa--Buildings in the Provinces 526

VI. MALWA--The Great Mosque at Mandu 540

VII. BENGAL--Kudam ul Roussoul Mosque, Gaur--Adinah Mosque, Maldah 545

VIII. KALBURGAH--The Mosque at Kalburgah 552

IX. BIJAPUR--The Jumma Musjid--Tombs of Ibrahim and Mahmúd--The Audience Hall--Tomb of Nawab Amir Khan, near Tatta 557

X. MOGUL ARCHITECTURE--Dynasties--Tomb of Mohammad Ghaus, Gualior--Mosque at Futtehpore Sikri--Akbar’s Tomb, Secundra--Palace at Delhi--The Taje Mehal--The Mûti Musjid--Mosque at Delhi--The Imambara, Lucknow--Tomb of late Nawab, Junaghur 569

XI. WOODEN ARCHITECTURE--Mosque of Shah Hamadan, Srinugger 608