MEDIEVAL

ARCHITETURE OF
INDIA
HERIL SIYANI

INTRODUCTION

THIS P.P.T IS ON MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE OF INDIA. WHICH

CONTAINS ONFORMATION ABOUT CONTRIBUTIONS OF VARIOUS
RULERS MADE.

GUJARAT

Rulers of Gujarat built many structures that were famous for their carving and
workmanship(the skill with which a product is made).

Ahmad shah built TEEN DARWAZA. Teen Darwazais a historicalgatewayon the east
ofBhadra Fort,Ahmedabad, lndia. Completed in 1415.

Jama Masjid(literallyFriday Mosque), also known asJamiorJumma Mosque, is the

most splendid mosque of Ahmedabad, built in 1424 during the reign ofAhmed Shah.
mosque is situated outside Bhadra Fortarea, along the south side of the road extending
fromteen darwaza toManek Chowk.

the mosque of Sidi Sayed is one of the most prominent mosques in the Ahmedabad city.
Constructed in the year 1573, the mosque was established by Sidi Sayed, a slave of
Sultan Ahmed Shah. Sidi Sayed mosque in Ahmedabad.

BENGAL

Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah(original name wasYaduorJadu) was the son and

successor ofRaja Ganesha. He ruledBengalin two phases first 1415 to 1416 and then
1418 to 1433. He died in Rabi 2, 837 AH (1433 AD) and was buried in Eklakhi
Mausoleum at Pandua.

TANTIPRA mosque at gaur .This gigantic Mosque built and completed by Sikandar Shah
(1358-1390 AD) in 1369 AD is the most remarkable existing example of Muslim
architecture of that period.

JAUNPUR

THE SHARGI KINGS built mosque over there in JAUNPUR. There are artistic grills
around the domes.

Sharqi style of architecture in Jaunpur are theAtala Masjid, the Lal Darwaja Masjid and
the Jama Masjid. Though, the foundation of the Atala Masjid was laid by Firuz Shah
Tughluq in 1376, it was completed only during the rule of Ibrahim Shah in 1408.
Another mosque, the Jhanjhiri Masjid was also built by Ibrahim Shah in 1430. The Lal
Darwaja Masjid (1450) was built during the reign of the next ruler Mahmud Shah. The
Jama Masjid was built in 1470, during the rule of the last ruler Hussain Shah.

The Jaunpur Atala Masjid was built bySultan Ibrahim(14011440), Sharqi Sultan of
Jaunpur on foundations laid during the reign of Tughluq Sultan Firuz Shah III(1351
1388). Construction started in 1377 and was completed in 1408.

MALWA

Hoshang Shah laid the foundation of the Mandu fort on the ruins of the original fortification.
Some of the ten gateways on the 25 miles long wall of the fortress of Mandu were built by the
Malwa sultans, the earliest one being theDelhi Darwaza(northern gateway). Within the walls
of the fortress, presently only forty structures survive in different stages of preservation.

The largest and most impressive of them isJami Masjid, which according to an inscription
was begun by Hoshang Shah and completed by Mahmud Shah I in 1454.

The remarkable Durbar hall, known as theHindola Mahalis also attributed to Hoshang Shah.
Opposite to Jami Masjid, the large structural complex known as theAshrafi Mahalcomprises a
group of buildings. during the reign of Hoshang Shah.

According toFirishta, the tomb of Hoshang Shah was built by Mahmud Shah I. The later
mausoleums, such as the tomb of Darya Khan, theDai ka Mahaland theChhappan
Mahalwere built on the same design.

A long structural complex situated between two lakes has a curious name, theJahaz
Mahal(ship-palace). Though the date of this monument is not definitely known, its general
style is in accord with the character of Ghiyas-ud-Din Khilji

The Rani Rupmati Pavilion stands on the southern edge of the plateau and as its situation and
form indicate, was, in all probability, designed for military purposes. [5]

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ATALA MASJID

HINDOLA MAHAL

HOSHANG SHAHS TOMB

JAHAZ MAHAL

JAMA MASJID

JHOOLTA MINAARA

RANI RUPMATI PAVILLION

MOSQUE

SIDI SAIYYED

TANTIPARA MOSQUE

TEEN DARWAZA