Indo - Islamic Architecture (Delhi and Agra)

Contents: Foreword. 1. Brief political history. 2. Architectural and decorative elements. 3. Indo-Islamic architecture Delhi and Agra: i. Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque. ii. Qutub Minar. iii. Sultan Ghari. iv. Tomb of Illututmish. v. Alai Darwaza. vi. Tughlaqabad Fort. vii. Tomb of Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq. viii. Khirki Mosque. ix. Begumpuri Mosque. x. Tomb of Muhammad Shah. xi. Bara Gumbad. xii. Bara Gumbad Mosque. xiii. Shish Mahal. xiv. Tomb of Sikander Lodi. xv. Jamali Kamali Mosque. xvi. Deenpanah (Old fort). xvii. Sabz Burj. xviii. Khair-ul-Manazil Mosque. xix. Adham Khan's Tomb. xx. Humayun's Tomb. xxi. Atgah Khan's Tomb. xxii. Red Fort, Agra. xxiii. Fatehpur Sikri. xxiv. Akbar's Tomb. xxv. Nila Gumbad. xxvi. Abdur-Rahim's Tomb. xxvii. Itmad-ud-daulah's Tomb. xxviii. Taj Mahal. xxix. Red Fort, Delhi. xxx. Jama Masjid, Delhi. xxxi. Biwi Ka Maqbara, Aurangabad. xxxii. Safdarjung's Tomb Delhi.

"This book entitled 'Indo-Islamic Architecture Delhi and Agra' contains a brief history of Islam, its advent in India, political history of Sultans of Delhi and Mughals, architectural and decorative elements and then it covers 32 monuments which were constructed in Delhi and Agra during the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal period. All these monuments have been photographically covered and described by the author giving background of the builders, plans, sizes, different views of the structures so that the readers can understand the monument in a better way.

Some monuments of Delhi related to the Mughal Period i.e. Afsarwali Mosque and Tomb, Abdu'n Nabi Mosque, Jehangiri Mosque, Barber's Tomb, Bara Batashewala Mahal and Chaunsath Khamb have already been described in the author's earlier book entitled 'Mughal Architecture of Delhi A study of Mosques and Tombs'.

Keeping in view the contents of this book, it will be helpful for the students pursuing their studies in this stream." (jacket)