Mughal architecture

Shāhān-e Moġul The Mughal Empire ↓ 1526–1858 ↓ Flag of the Mughal Empire Flag Map of Mughal Empire in 1700 CE Mughal Empire (green) during its greatest territorial extent, c. 1700 Capital Agra; Fatehpur Sikri; Delhi Language(s) Persian (initially also Chagatai Turkic; later also Urdu) Religion Hinduism, Sunni Islam, and syncretism Government Absolute monarchy, unitary state with federal structure Emperor - 1526–1530 Babur - 1530–1539, 1555–1556 Humayun - 1556–1605 Akbar

that comes to the mind. The grandeur of this building has led it to make its place to the Seven Wonders of the World. Famous for its tourist attraction, every visitor is India tries to at least see the grand building that stands as a proof of lavish Mughal history. Taj Mahal is located in Agra, which is a densely populated city in Utter Pradesh having 1.5 million individuals. The name Taj Mahal itself has a grand meaning the crown of palaces. Agra is very famous due to Taj Mahal and attracts visitors

One of the most famous empires in India, known as the Mughal Empire was created by a man known Babur (who was a decent of Genghis Khan). He didn’t have many successes in remaining and conquering central Asia like his ancestors so therefore he decided to try and conquer South Asia. Around 1527 he defeated two of the most powerful forces in India but was not able to turn the territory he gained into an empire. After his death he left that responsibility to his son Humayun, who even through lacked the

yellow. It Commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to put the remains of his precious wife, the Taj Mahal stands on the southern bank of the Yamuna River in Agra, India. The renowned mausoleum complex, built for more than 20 years, more than 20,000 workers from India, Persia, Europe and the Ottoman Empire, along with some 1,000 elephants, were brought in to build the mausoleum complex. is one of the most outstanding illustrations of Mughal architecture, which combined Indian, Persian and

personal project I have decided to conquer this quote for my success in this model, “If you focus on design, you can call yourself a designer. If you focus on the implementation of your design, you can call yourself an architect”.(Cameron Sinclair, Architecture for Humanity) Before I begin my construction work, I need to know basic steps of an architectural - model building. So I Came up with some research questions that would help me throughout this project. What I needed to research: What

incorporate it into their culture. Religion has always affected major empires. Religion is a glue that held together the Chinese empire. As well as holding an empire together, religion can also tear an empire apart. For example, the downfall of the Mughal empire. Nonetheless, religion is a factor that will always be talked about, because it can make or break the greatness of any empire. The Shang dynasty was one of the first dynasties ever to exist in China. They developed near the Yangtze and Yellow

The Mughal Empire was one of the great dynastic powers of the medieval Islamic world and its nature has always been of captivating interest to historians of India and Europe alike. Ruling as large a territory as the Indian subcontinent with such a diversity of people and cultures was an extremely difficult task for any ruler to accomplish in the Middle Ages. Quite in contrast to their predecessors, the Mughals created an empire and accomplished what had hitherto seemed possible for only short periods

INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH In the 600s, Arab traders were in contact with India. They would regularly go to the west coast of India to trade different goods, like African goods, spices, and gold. As the Arabs began to convert to Islam, the religion carried to the coast of India. The first mosque in India was built in 629, it is called the Cheraman Juma Masjid. The mosque was made in the Indian state Kerala. Islam continued to spread into Indian cities, by immigration and conversion, as the Arab Muslims

In the Mughal Empire, Hindus had been allowed to build new temples despite the fact the empire had Muslim origins. To further gain the people’s loyalty, Akbar the leader of Mughal Empire eliminated tax on the non Muslims which would attract the Hindus and also the Christians into the empire creating a universal religion which a mix of Islam,

History Method Studies hold that there existed five great and powerful Islamic Empires in history. These included the Ottoman Empire, the Caliphate, the Umayyad Caliphate, the Mughal Empire, and the Safavid Empire (Lapidus 414). The Ottoman Empire is considered the greatest empire because it ruled for a longer period than the rest of the empires. It was also one of the hugest and most powerful States globally. In 1923, the Empire was ceded by the Republic of Turkey and declined as a result (Lapidus