Delhi Sultanate-Imperial Style During Slave, Khilji, and Tughlaq Dynasty for NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc.
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1. Slave Dynasty
- Also called as mamulak dynasty.
- Ilbar dynasty (Ilbari tribe)
- Started converting the existing Hindu structures into mosques.
- Quwaat-ul-Islam mosque
- Arhai din ka jhopra, Ajmer
- Qutub minar Qutubuddin Aibak Iltutmish Firozshah Tughlaq
2. Khilji Dynasty
- Seljuk style richest style in Delhi sultanate.
- Sand stone Red sandstone used in all structures.
- i.e. Siri fort
- Alai darwaja in Qutub complex
3. Tughlaq Dynasty
- Crisis period
- Not much interested in architecture
- Focus on strength rather than beauty
- Sloping walls called βbattβ was introduced-combined the techniques of lintel and arch (Batt lintel arch)
- Generally grey sandstone was used
- Established 3 cities
- Tughlaqgabad by Gyasuddin Tughlaq
- Jahapanah by Mummad Tughlaq
- Firozshah kotla by Firozshah Taghlaq