Sayyid dynasty

Sayyid DYNASTY1414-1450 AD

SAYYID DYNASTY1414-1450AD

FOUNDED BY KHJIR KHAN : A GENERAL UNDER TIMURONLY SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION BY MUBARAK SHAH AND

MUHAMMAD SHAHMOSTLY TOMB ARCHITECTURE

FINANCIAL POSITION DID NOT ALLOW FOR CONSTRUCTION OF MANY BUILDINGS• BUILT KOTLA MUBARAKPUR: NO REMAINS

• TOMB AND MOSQUE OF MUBARAK SHAH• TOMB OF MUHAMMAD SHAH


MUBARAK SHAH’S TOMB AND MOSQUE•LOCATED AT KOTLA MUBARAK PUR•OCTAGONAL IN PLAN WITH A CENTRAL CHAMBER AND VERANDAH AROUND•EACH SIDE HAS 3 ARCHED OPENINGS•WIDE LOW DOME AND SLOPING BUTTRESS•A CHHATRI AT THE CENTRE OF EACH SIDE• A SIMPLE 5 BAY MOSQUE NEAR THE TOMB• FORMED A SINGLE COMPLEX EARLIER•INSIDE OF THE DOME QURAINC INSCRIPTION


MUHAMMAD SHAH’S TOMB• SITUATED IN THE PRESENT DAY LODHI GARDEN• OCATGONAL FOR ROYALTY AND SQUARE FOR HIGHER RANKING MEMBERS•OCTAGONAL IN PLAN WITH A CENTRAL CHAMBER AND VERANDAH AROUND ( 1O M LONG)•ORNAMENTATION GAINS POPULARITY ONCE AGAIN


LOTUS FINIAL

TURRETS AT CORNERS OF THE DOME DRUM

CHHATRI AT THE CENTRE OF THE SIDE

CHAJJA SUPPORTEDBY BRACKETS

CORNER BUTTRESS


•ARCH AND LINTEL OPENINGS TO THE INTERIOR CHAMBER MEASURING 8 M SIDE

•INSIDE OF THE DOME DECORATED WITH STUCCO WORK : ARABESQUE AND CALLIGRAPHIC MOTIFS


•DETAIL OF THE STONE COLUMN SUPPORTING THE ARCHES

• ALTERNATING DOMES AND VAULTS ROOF THE THREE BAYS

LODHI DYNASTY1450-1526 AD

LODHI DYNASTY1450-1526AD

•FOUNDED BY BAHLOL LODHI WHO WAS THE GOVERNOR OF PUNJAB•CONTRIBUTIONS BY SUCCESSORS SIKANDAR LODHI AND IBRAHIM LODHI•MAIN ARCHITECTURAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE PERIOD:•BAHLOL LODHI’S TOMB•SIKANDAR LODHI’S TOMB•BADE KHAN KA GUMBAD•CHOTE KHAN KA GUMBAD•SHISH GUMBAD•MOTH KI MASJID



BAHLOL LODHI’S TOMB


• OCTAGONAL TOMB WITH ENCLOSURE AND GARDEN

PLAN


GATEWAY TO THE TOMB

ENCLOSURE TO THE TOMB

MIHRAB ON THE WEST


NO KIOSKS

DOUBLE DOME WITH SPACE IN BETWEEN THE TWO LAYERS IN MASONRYLOFT EXTERNAL DOME

THREE ARCH FACADE

ARCHITECTURALLY SIMILAR TO THE TOMBS IN SAYYID PERIOD

GATEWAY TO THE TOMB

SEMI MINARETS OR GULDASTAS


DETAIL OF DECORATIVE PLASTER

SHALLOW INTERNAL DOME


BARA GUMBAD COMPLEX

BARA GUMBAD

MOSQUE

SHISH GUMBAD

MEHMAN KHANA


BARA GUMBAD COMPLEX NO TRACE OFBURIAL CENOTAPH INSIDE THE TOMB BUILDING


BARA GUMBAD AND SHEESH GUMBADSQUARE TOMBS


20 M SQ. PLAN29 M HIGH ALONG WITH 3 M HIGH PLINTH

ARCHES TO THE BASEMENT

DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTSHORIZONTALLY

CENTRAL PORTAL WITH TURRETS


DETAIL OF THE CENTRAL PORTALENTANCE ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE


30 Mx8M SINGLE AISLE IN PLAN5 UNEQUAL BAYS

3 CENTRAL BAYS WITH DOMESDOME SUPPORTS USING PENDENTIVES

EAST FAÇADE OF THE MOSQUE

SOUTHERN FAÇADE WITH PROJECTING BALCONYDETAIL OF PLASTER WORK IN THE SPANDERELS


VIEW OF MIHRAB AND MIMBAR DETAIL OF DECORATIVE PLASTER


MOTH KI MASJID AT KOTLA MUBARAKPURBUILT BY THE PRIME MINISTER UNDER LODHI RULE5 BAY MOSQUE : 38 M SQ IN PLANRAISED ON 1.8 M TALL PLINTHA COURTYARD WITH GATEWAY ON THE EAST


VIEW OF THE ENTRANCE GATEWAY

VIEW OF THE ENTRANCE GATEWAY FROM THE COURTYARD

DOMED CHHATRIS AT CORNERS


THE MOSQUE WITH FIVE EQUAL BAYS

TALLER PISTAQ AT THE CENTRE

ENTRANCE TO THE STAIRS TO ACCESS UPPER LVL AND ROOF

STONE CHAJJAS WITH BRACKETS


DETAIL OF THE PRAYER HALL SHOWING THE RECESSED ARCHES AND THE PENDENTIVE


VIEW OF MIHRAB AND MIMBARDOUBLE STORIED OCTAGONAL TOWERS AT THE CORNERS


BABUR INVADES INDIA AND DEFEATS THE LODHIS AT THE BATLE OF PANIPAT


FURTHER READINGISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE : PERCY BROWN

ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE :SATHISH GROVERARTICLES ON VARIOUS SAYYID AND LODHI BUILDINGS ON ARCHNET

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