Provincial Architecture


 
 
Concept Explanation
 

Provincial Architecture

Provincial Architecture: The Provincial Style of architecture encompasses the trends and developments noticed in different provincial capitals in India, but specifically in Punjab (1150-1325 A.D.), Bengal (1203-1573 A.D.), Gujarat (1300-1572 A.D.), Jaunpur (1376-1479 A.D.), Malwa (1405-1569 A.D.), Deccan (1347-1617 A.D.), Bijapur (1490-1656 )

The imperial style of the Delhi sultans influenced the architecture of the provinces. But the influence decreased with distance so that the more remote parts reveal more local influences. However, the architecture of Bengal reveals marked Hindu influences. The massive walls and convex roofs and domes typical of Islamic architecture are combined with fine, delicate designs. In Gujarat, many of the structures showed a combination of Hindu and Muslim styles of architecture. Architecture in the Deccan had a definite Persian influence, as many of the rules of the Bahamani Kingdom came from Persia.

The Pandua and Adina mosques are the earliest architectural examples in Bengal .The Tomb of Akhi Surajuddin , the 'Kotwali" Darwaza', the Dakhil Darwaza and the tomb of sultan Jalaluddin Mohammad Shah (1414-1431A.D) Known as the " Eklakhi Tomb', served  as prototypes for the subsequent Islamic architecture  of Bengal . The other important buildings of Bengal include ' Tantipara' Masjid' (1475 AD) 'Chota sona Masjid ' (1510A.d) and the Qadam-e--Rasool Masjid' (1530A.D)

 
 


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