Muslim Monuments of Rajasthan

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Nature of Muslim monuments in the Islamic World. 3. Trends of Muslim monuments in India. 4. Muslim monument of Rajasthan. 5. Islamic theory behind construction of tombs. Conclusion. Bibliography.

The present book Muslim Monuments of Rajasthan is an attempt to add a new chapter in the history of Rajasthan. Rajasthan has a long and glorious past which is evidenced in the form of monuments spread throughout the length and width of the whole state. The author has made efforts to gather the information about all the Muslim monuments and produced in the shape of a book.

The book is an outcome of an extensive field survey and the study of archival documents carried out for several years by the author. The book is a comprehensive and composite study of the Muslim monuments of Rajasthan. It is divided into six chapters but he detail about the monuments is given in the chapter four which is further divided into two parts. Obviously the first part of the book covers the monuments such as tombs, mosques, khanqahs and hospices while the second part includes the palaces, forts, tanks, pavilions, sarais, gateways and cosminars. Besides the student and teachers, the book will also be useful of the historians archaeologists and the tourists.