The architecture of a Deccan sultanate : courtly practice and royal authority in late medieval India / Pushkar Sohoni.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sohoni, Pushkar, author.

Series:

Library of Islamic South Asia ; 2.

Library of Islamic South Asia ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture--India--Maharashtra--History.

Architecture.

Monuments--India--Maharashtra--History.

Monuments.

Architecture--India--Deccan--History.

Buildings--India--Maharashtra.

Buildings.

History.

India--Maharashtra.

Buildings--Ahmadnagar (Kingdom).

Ahmadnagar (Kingdom)--Social life and customs.

Ahmadnagar (Kingdom).

Ahmadnagar (Kingdom)--History.

India--Deccan.

Manners and customs.

Asia--Ahmadnagar (Kingdom).

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 289 pages : illustrations, map, plans ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : New York : I.B.Tauris, 2018.

Contents:

1 Locating Architecture: Social History and Historiography of the Deccan p. 1

The Deccan: A Brief History p. 1

Hindustan and the Deccan as Diverse and Unified Landscapes p. 5

The Visual Culture of the Deccan Sultanates p. 7

Continuities and Ruptures: The Purity and Hybridity of Architecture in the Deccan p. 9

Methods to Study Architectural Remains p. 12

Guilds and Movements of Craftspeople Recovered p. 13

Sultanate Architecture and Regional Variations p. 16

Extra-regional Architectural Programmes and Building Typologies p. 17

Global Architecture and Local Construction p. 18

The Urgency to Study, Research, and Recover p. 20

2 Multiple Pasts: The Nizam Shahs of Ahmadnagar p. 22

Drawing Boundaries: Historiography of the Nizam Shahs p. 22

The Nizam Shahs p. 28

Paintings p. 33

Coins of the Nizam Shahs p. 50

Literature at the Court p. 60

3 Urban Patterns, Water Supply Systems, and Fortification p. 65

Urban Design and Settlements p. 65

Junnar p. 68

Daulatabad p. 71

Ahmadnagar p. 73

Chaul p. 78

Parenda p. 83

Sindkhed Raja p. 86

Urban Systems: Water Supply and Civic Buildings p. 87

Military Design and Fortification p. 89

4 Palaces and Mansions p. 98

Farah Bakhsh Bagh p. 102

Hasht Bihisht Bagh p. 109

Manzarsumbah p. 114

Palace near Bhatavadi (Kalawantinicha Mahal) p. 123

Architecture of Palaces for the Sultan p. 131

5 Mosques: Piety and Prayer p. 133

Soneri Mosque in the Bara Imam Kotla (Ahmadnagar) p. 135

Agha Bihzad or Kan Masjid (Ahmadnagar) p. 137

Damdi Mosque (Bhingar) p. 140

Mosque of Sanjar Khan (Dhamr) p. 143

Mahdavi Mosque (Rohankheda) p. 145

Mahdavi Mosque (Fathkheda/Sakharkheda) p. 148

Kali Mosque (Ahmadnagar) p. 151

Qasim Khan's Mosque (Ahmadnagar) p. 153

Kamani Mosque (Ahmadnagar) p. 155

Kamani Mosque (Shivneri) p. 157

Jami' Mosque (Chaul) p. 159

Dilawar Khan's Mosque (Rajgurunagar/Khed) p. 163

6 Tombs p. 165

Bagh Rauza - Tomb of Ahmad Nizam Shah I (Ahmadnagar) p. 167

Saudagar Gumbaz (Junnar) p. 169

Sarje Khan's Tomb - Do Boti Chira (Ahmadnagar) p. 172

Tomb of Changiz Khan (Ahmadnagar) p. 174

Tomb of Bava Bangali p. 176

Tomb of Salabat Khan p. 178

Rumi Khan's Tomb p. 181

Tomb Attributed to Ahmad Nizam Shah I (Khuldabad) p. 181

Shah Sharif's Tomb (Ahmadnagar) p. 184

Tomb of Haji Hamid (Ahmadnagar) p. 188

Bhonsale Memorials (Verul) p. 189

Dilawar Khan's Tomb (Rajgurunagar/Khed) p. 192

Lakhuji Jadhav's Tomb (Sindkhed Raja) p. 194

Malik Ambar's Tomb (Khuldabad) p. 195

7 Miscellaneous Buildings p. 199

The Water System of Ahmadnagar p. 200

The Waterworks at Manzarsumbah p. 201

Ab Anbar and Badgir at Savedi p. 202

Hammam at Chaul p. 202

Shahi Hammam at Daulatabad p. 203

The Dam near Daulatabad p. 206

Khufiya Bavdi p. 207

The Caravanserai at Chaul p. 208

Chini Mahal p. 211

Chitakhana p. 212.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781784537944

1784537942

OCLC:

991786105

Publisher Number:

99978875181