Architecture during Babur, Humayun, Jahangir & Shahjahan for Rajasthan PSC

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Babur

• No time for development

• Babur built 2 mosques

• Rohilkhand

• Panipat

Humayun

• He didn’t live long to emphasize on architecture.

• He led the foundation of Dinpanah later became shergarh under sher shah Suri

• Sher shah started developing the architecture shergarg city, grand trunk road.

• 4 centered arches

• Semi domed roofs

• Double dome continued.

• Inverted lotus dome.

• Humayun’s tomb was iniated by his wife Haji beghum.

• All features of Indo-Islamic architecture are present here

• 1^st time white marble was used.

• Humayun’s tomb is made of red sandstone and white marble.

Jahangir

• Akbar’s tomb was constructed by Jahangir at sikandara.

• Noorjahan constructed the tomb of her father at Agra Idmat-ul-Daula.

• Here first time complete use of white marble is found.

• Pietra dura technique was used for the 1^st time in this tomb.

• Moti masjid at Lahore was built by Jahangir.

• Jahangir constructed his own maqbara at Lahore.

Shahjahan

• Mosque building reached its climax.

• Established the city shahjanbad.

• Moti masjid of Agra fort.

• Jama masjid

• Shalimar bagh at Lahore

• Taj mahal