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    The document discusses early Muslim tombs constructed in India during the Slave Dynasty, including the tomb of Sultan Ghari from 1231, which was set in a small mosque courtyard and conveyed the impression of a mini fort. It also mentions the tomb of Iltumish, the earliest Muslim tomb built in India, and the importance of Ghiyas ud din Balban's tomb in introducing the Roman arch and true dome to Indian architecture for the first time.

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    The document discusses early Muslim tombs constructed in India during the Slave Dynasty, including the tomb of Sultan Ghari from 1231, which was set in a small mosque courtyard and conveyed the impression of a mini fort. It also mentions the tomb of Iltumish, the earliest Muslim tomb built in India, and the importance of Ghiyas ud din Balban's tomb in introducing the Roman arch and true dome to Indian architecture for the first time.

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    Module 1-Slave Dynasty 2

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    The document discusses early Muslim tombs constructed in India during the Slave Dynasty, including the tomb of Sultan Ghari from 1231, which was set in a small mosque courtyard and conveyed the impression of a mini fort. It also mentions the tomb of Iltumish, the earliest Muslim tomb built in India, and the importance of Ghiyas ud din Balban's tomb in introducing the Roman arch and true dome to Indian architecture for the first time.

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    SLAVE DYNASTY

    QUTUB UD DIN AIBAK


    QUWWAT UL ISLAM MOSQUE
    QUTB MINAR
    ILTUMISH
    SULTAN GHARI
    THE CAVE OF SULTAN

    • Iltumish erected earliest of Muslim tombs on Indian soil


    • Sultan Ghari- “Cave of the Sultan” AD 1231
    • Tomb of his son Nasir-ud-din Shah
    • Set in the middle of the courtyard of a small mosque
    • The entire construction sits on 10ft high plinth with domed circular towers
    making the corners of the courtyard.
    • Conveys the impression of a mini fort
    SULTAN GHARI
    SULTAN GHARI
    SULTAN GHARI
    SULTAN GHARI
    SULTAN GHARI
    SULTAN GHARI
    SULTAN GHARI
    SULTAN GHARI
    SULTAN GHARI
    TOMB OF ILTUMISH

    TOMB OF ILTUMISH
    TOMB OF ILTUMISH
    TOMB OF ILTUMISH
    TOMB OF ILTUMISH
    TOMB OF ILTUMISH
    TOMB OF ILTUMISH
    Ghiyas ud din Balban‟s Tomb of Balban,
    Tomb (12th Century) ,Mehrauli has great
    architectural importance since it is here that
    the Roman arch & the “true” dome were
    used for the first time in India

    TOMB OF BALBAN
    TOMB OF BALBAN

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