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Islamic Art in India


Early Islamic Art in India

Quwwat al-Islam Mosque Complex, Delhi

  • Jami Mosque, initial phase of construction completed in 1192
  • Aibek's Screen, added 1198
  • Qutb Minar, added 1199
  • Iltutmish's Tomb, c. 1230

Tomb of Ghiyas al-Din Tughluq, 1325, Delhi (Tughluqabad)

Islamic Art of the Mughal Dynasty (1526-1858)

Akbar (r. 1556-1605)

Humayun's Tomb, Delhi, 1562-72

Palace Complex, Fatehpur Sikri, c. 1570

  • Mosque and Tomb of Saint Salim Chishti
  • Private Audience Hall

Akbar Nama (The Book/Story of Akbar), c. 1580
  • Akbar Riding the Elephant Hawaii (Firecracker)
  • Akbar and the Building of Fatehpur Sikri
  • Akbar in Battle, Destroying a Fort

Harivamsha (The Lineage of a Hindu God)

Jahangir (r. 1605-1627)

Akbar's Tomb, Sikandra (near Agra), c. 1610

Tomb of Itimad al-Daula, Agra, 1627

Jahangir Nama, c. 1612

  • Jahangir in His Public Audience Hall
  • Jahangir at His Public Viewing Window

Turkey and Zebra Portraits, c. 1615

Jahangir Embracing Shah Abbas, c. 1625

Shah Jahan (r. 1628-58)

Taj Mahal, Agra, 1632-1646
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