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TOMB OF GHIYAS-UD-DIN

TUGHLAQ

City of SiriIRON PILLAR

KHIRKI MASJID

TUGHLAQABAD FORT

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Tomb of Balban

Qutub Minar

Recap

The Delhi Sultanate was a Muslim kingdom that stretched over large

parts of the Indian subcontinent for 320 years (1206–1526).

Five dynasties ruled over Delhi Sultanate sequentially, the first four of

which were of Turkic origin and the last was the Afghan Lodi.

Qutub Minar is the Worlds tallest brick minaret.

Alaud-din enlarged the size of Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque by more than

six times.

Ala-ud-Din wanted to build a second tower of victory twice as high as

Qutab Minar but when he died the tower had reached only 24.5 meters

and later no one was willing to continue his over ambitious project. (Alai

Minar)

Tuglagabad fort has pentagon shaped like plan is guarded with parapet

walls that support massive cone-shaped bastions at every intersection.

The walls are thick, sloping and high, capable of withstanding Mongol

attacks.

The entrance to Feroz Shah Kotla has a huge iron gate with a board that

bears the name of Feroz Shah Kotla.

The boundary walls of the fort, built as a stone masonry, are 15 meters

high

The 13 mts high Ashoka Pillar stands tall on the top of a pyramidal

three-tiered structure was brought by Feroz Shah Tughlaq from Ambala

to Delhi.

Ar. Hena Tiwari

Assistant Professor

GCAD,Sonipat

Lecture-IV

Architecture of Sultan in Delhi Region

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SAYYID DYNASTY

This was the forth dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate from 1414 to 1451.

They succeeded the Tughlaq dynasty and ruled that sultanate until

they were displaced by the Lodi dynasty.

This family claimed to be the descendants of Prophet Muhammad.

Their 37-year period of dominance witnessed the rule of four different

members of the dynasty.

Their central authority of Delhi Sultanate was fatally weakened by the

successive invasion of Timur and his sack of Delhi in 1398.

It is a beautiful octagonal maqbara (tomb) of Muhammad Shah Sayyid

(also known as Mubarak Khan) is located near the south-west corner of the

Lodi Garden.

Tomb of Mubarak Sayyid

The tomb was built in 1444 for the third Sayyid sultan Muhammad Shah.

The building has an octagonal pillared verandah surrounding the central

chamber with a large central dome surrounded by smaller chhatris.

It has a fuller dome on a raised seat

surrounded by chhatris.

Each of the octagonal side has a

three-arch opening, bordered by

inclined columns at each corner.

This is the best example of Sayyid monuments.

The tomb is beautifully ornamented and some of the original

coloured plaster-work is still visible.

Lodhi Dynasty

Lodi Dynasty was a Pashtun dynasty that was the last dynasty to rule

the Delhi Sultanate.

The dynasty founded by Bahlul Lodi ruled from 1451 to 1526.

The last ruler of this dynasty, Ibrahim Lodi was defeated and killed

by Babur in the first Battle of Panipat on April 20, 1526.

The Rulers:

Bahlul Lodhi

Sikandar Lodhi

Ibrahim Lodhi

Fall of the Empire

By the time Ibrahim ascended the throne, the political structure in

the Lodi Dynasty had dissolved due to abandoned trade routes

and the depleted treasury.

The decline and eventual failure of this specific trade route

resulted in cutting off supplies from the coast to the interior, where

the Lodi empire resided.

The fight with mughals

Bara Gumbad

In the middle of the Lodhi gardens is

the Bara Gumbad ("Big Dome"), it consists of

a large rubble dome, it is not a tomb but a

gateway to an attached three domed masjid,

both built in 1494 during the reign of

Sikander Lodi.

It also has a residence surrounding a central courtyard, where the

remains of a water tank can be seen.

Opposite the Bara Gumbad is

the Sheesh Gumbad ("Glass

dome") because it has glazed

tiles used in its construction.

Other adjoining buildings are:

Friday mosque

mehman khana (guesthouse).

These buildings were constructed at different times during the

Lodi era and occupy a common raised platform.

. All the structures are constructed on a 4 metres (13 ft) high

platform.

The platform measures 30 meters by 25 metres.

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Assignment

1. Describe in detail with appropriate examples the different

kind of architecture that came in existence during Delhi

Sultanate