Mughal art and architecture is basically Persian culture am I correct?
So .. India was Iranianised in a sense?
What architecture existed before Mughals
>>1698658
"Persianized" is the correct term:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persianization
Mughal Empire was "Persianate":
https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persianate_society
>>1698658
>Mughal art and architecture is basically Persian culture am I correct?
Mughal architecture basically developed out of adding Central Asian (ie Timurid) elements onto earlier Islamic Indian architecture like that of the Delhi Sultanate or Malwa, which itself was derived from eastern Iranian (Ghurid and Ghaznavid) architecture. So while it had Persianate origins Islamic Indian architecture had a fairly unique development and looked pretty different to that of Persia itself. Mughal painting was derived more directly from contemporary Safavid Persia, with strong European and Hindu influences.
>India was Iranianised in a sense?
The Muslim elite was, though they were mostly Turks with a smaller number of Persians, Arabs, Africans and Indian converts.
>What architecture existed before Mughals
The Delhi Sultanate after 1200 introduced Ghurid architecture which tended to be covered in geometric brick designs, and also introduced massive stone fortresses. After 1330 the Delhi Sultanate, which had conquered most of India, collapsed and left behind dozens of small successor sultanates that developed more regional styles, sometimes incorporating Hindu features. Likewise, Hindu architecture adopted some Islamic architecture and flourished in places like Vijayanagar and Mewar, and continued to flourish under Mughal rule. The Mughals combined and improved on many of these designs in north India, while the contemporary Deccani Sultanates built on the designs of the earlier Bahmani Sultanate.
Pic related, typical Delhi Sultanate architecture from c. 1220 AD; the Adhai Din ka Jhonpra Mosque in Ajmer
>>1699152
By far the most famous Delhi Sultanate architecture at the Qutb Complex, dating from the 13th and 14th centuries.
>>1699154
14th century architecture was more militaristic, reflecting the sudden expansion and collapse of the sultanate under the Tuqhlaq dynasty.
>>1699164
The 15th century Malwa Sultanate's architecture is a lot more Mughal-looking than earlier stuff and was probably one of the main influences on later architecture.
>>1699177
More Malwa
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>>1699181
The Gujarat Sultanate also had a unique style.
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>>1699200
As did Jaunpur.
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>>1699206
And Bengal.
>>1699213
Hindu architecture continued to flourish too.
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>>1699241
Jain stuff too.
>>1699251
wtf i love india now
>>1699253
The Jain stuff is top tier. This one's 13th century (the last was 15th).
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>>1699316
>that tasteful delicate architecture
>that skill with that level of technology
>>1699191
wow I see many indigenous influences here
>>1700365
yes
>>1700365
It's white chocolate. Prince Siddharta was driven into the wilderness for trying to eat a Jain temple.