Discoveries: India and the Mughal DynastyIn the 16th century the Mughal emperors of India were among the greatest and most magnificent rulers of the East. Their arts of painting and architecture were peerless, their wealth fabulous, their courts renowned for culture and refinement, their jewels incomparable. This book follows the rise of Mughal dynasty in the 16th century, its heyday in the 17th, and its decline in the 19th. Fabled India: here we meet the legendary emperors Babur and Akbar the Great; we enter splendid courts and discover their political schemes and ambitions, ytheir marvelous artists, their lavish ceremonies, their high learning. The Mughal kingdoms comprised both Muslim and Hindu lands and ranged from Kashmir to Afghanistan to Samarkand, Art, science, craftmanship0, political policy, and military strategy: all are here, echoing in the vast spaces of the Taj Mahal and the scented gardens of Shalimar.--book cover. |
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... pavilion in the tradition of the Timurid garden pavilions ( below ) . He is thought to have died in this building , which became his library . Passionately interested in astronomy , Humayun had seven audience chambers ( durbars ) built ...
... pavilion in the tradition of the Timurid garden pavilions ( below ) . He is thought to have died in this building , which became his library . Passionately interested in astronomy , Humayun had seven audience chambers ( durbars ) built ...
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... built in the courtyard of the Fatehpur mosque : a pavilion of white marble topped by a dome and surrounded by a closed corridor of jali ( right ) . The architecture of Th Fatehpur Sikri is a synthesis of. 50 AKBAR THE GREAT.
... built in the courtyard of the Fatehpur mosque : a pavilion of white marble topped by a dome and surrounded by a closed corridor of jali ( right ) . The architecture of Th Fatehpur Sikri is a synthesis of. 50 AKBAR THE GREAT.
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... pavilions were erected on the CO 0 22228 A NEW CAPITAL 51 Tchamber , diwan - i The public audience am ( 1 ) , marks ... pavilion of private audiences , diwan - i khass ( 3 ) , a small square building comprising two levels , separated on ...
... pavilions were erected on the CO 0 22228 A NEW CAPITAL 51 Tchamber , diwan - i The public audience am ( 1 ) , marks ... pavilion of private audiences , diwan - i khass ( 3 ) , a small square building comprising two levels , separated on ...
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