The samādhi of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in Lahore : a summation of Sikh architectural and decorative practices / Nadhra Shahbaz Khan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Khan, Nadhra Shahbaz, author.

Series:

Studies in Asian art and culture ; v. 5.

Studies in Asian art and culture ; volume 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ranjit Singh, Maharaja of the Punjab, 1780-1839--Tomb.

Ranjit Singh.

Ranjit Singh, Maharaja of the Punjab, 1780-1839.

Sepulchral monuments--India--Punjab.

Sepulchral monuments.

Sikh architecture--India--Punjab.

Sikh architecture.

Ranjit Singh, Maharaja of the Punjab, 1780-1839--Tomb--Pictorial works.

Sepulchral monuments--India--Punjab--Pictorial works.

Sikh architecture--India--Punjab--Pictorial works.

Tombs.

India--Punjab.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

418 pages : 112 pages of color illustrations; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Summation of Sikh architectural and decorative practices

Place of Publication:

Berlin : EB-Verlag, [2018]

Summary:

The outstanding Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh (r. 1799?1839) died ten years before the British annexation of the Punjab in 1849. His funerary monument or samadhi is located next to the Lahore Fort, where the Maharaja lived. The structure is the last state funded project of the Lahore Darbar and represents a high point of nineteenth-century Sikh architecture, second only to the Golden Temple in Amritsar.0This book analyses the architecture and embellishments of the Maharaja?s samadhi, comparing them with contemporary and earlier Mughal, Rajput or Hindu practices. Media included are carving in red sandstone, white marble and wood, inlay in white marble, mirror mosaic and frescoes. The conclusion emphasises singular aspects of Sikh period art and architecture to establish a new cultural identity unique to Sikh aesthetics.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-270) and index.

ISBN:

9783868932713

3868932712

OCLC:

1061200685