The Transitional Phase of Colour and Design, Jehangir, 1605-1627Pp. 654, Halftone Plates 315, Line illustrations 93, Colour 48This volume of series 'History of Mughal Architecture' studies such aspects of the Architecture of Jehangir's age (1605-27) as Public Works, Garden and Garden Pavilions, Palatial Mansions and Shikargahs and Tombs. It covers 43 Monuments, extending from Kabul to Allahabad, and Kashmir to Burhanpur.Chapters:1. Personality of Jehangir - His interests, Engagements and Pastimes -Harem, Nur Jehan and Anarkali, Shikar, Mina Bazar, Religious views, Circumcision, Mansabdari, Coinage2. Public Works (Roads and Sarais) - Battis Khambha, Arab Sarai, NurMahal, Caravan Sarai Lahore, Guru-ka-tal, Barahpula, Salimgarh, Nurabad Bridge3. Garden and Garden Pavilions - Tomb Gardens, Palace Gardens, PlainGardens, Agra, Lahore, Burhanpur, Ahmedabad, Kairana, Sirhind, Kabuland Kashmir4. Palatial Mansions and Shikargahs (Hunting Lodges)- Palace in AgraFort, Ajmer, Badshahi Mahal Pushkar, Lahore Fort, Allahabad Fort, Mandu Fort, Kashmir, Bairath, Rupbas5. Picture Wall of the Lahore Fort (1612-19) - Scale, Chronology, Scheme, Subjects, Inspiration from Painting, Aesthetic Appraisal6. Tombs - Domeless- Tomb of Shah Begum, Tomb of Akbar, Mariam-uz-Zamani, Itibar Khan, Itimad-ud-Daulah, Aziz Koka, Jehangir'sTomb, Tomb of Nur Jehan; Domed Tombs - Khusrau Bagh, AbdurRahim Khan-i-Khanan etc7. Epilogue: An Estimate of the Architectural Style of Jehangir's A

This Volume Of The Author S 5-Vol Series History Of Mughal Architecture Studies Such Aspects Of The Architecture Of Jehangir S Age (1605-27 A.D.) As Public Works (Roads-And-Sarais), Gardens And Garden-Pavilions, Palatial Mansions And Shikargahs, Picture Wall Of Lahore Fort And Tombs, Each In A Separate Chapter. It Covers 43 Monuments, Extending From Kabul To Allahabad, And Kashmir To Burhanpur, And The Scope Of This Volume Is Much Wider Than The Earlier Ones.That Public Works As Roads, Kos-Minars, Bridges, Sarais, Wells, Baolis And Porters Walls Were Built And Maintained At Government Expense Testifies That The; Mughal State Was Fully Alive To The Welfare Of Its Subjects. Four Masonry Bridges Have Been Specifically Studied. Jehangir Was Greatly Interested In Gardens, And Garden-Craft Received A Distinct Form Under His Patronage. Palaces Were Built Amidst Gardens, Mostly On The Riverbank, With Characteristic Idioms Of The Age. A Unique Building Complex, Which Developed Under Him, Was Shikargah (Hunting Lodge) And Four Representative Examples Have Been Studied. The Glazed-Tiled Picture Wall Of The Lahore Fort Is Unique In Respect Of Its Scale, Scheme And Subjects. Originally, It Covered An Immense Mural Area 500 Yards In Length And 16 Yards In Height, By An Ingenious System Of Panelling Which, Besides Stylized Florals, Arabesques And Geometricals, Depicted Beautiful Figurative Compositions. Architect, Potter, Painter And Glazed-Tiler Collaborated On This Grand Project Which Has No Parallel In The World.Domeless Tomb With A Barahdari With Chaukhandi Roof Or A Plain Chabutarah Was Also A Unique Growth Of This Age And The Most Notable Tombs Of This Class, As Those Of Akbar, I Timad-Ud-Daulah And Jehangir, Have Been Studied In Detail. Development Of Such Distinctive Architectural Features As Dado , Gateway And Minar Also Belongs To This Period, During Which Unprecedented Emphasis Was Given On Ornamentation, Which Is Why This Art-Epoch Is Noted For Colour And Design . This Study Has Been Made In The Context Of, And With Reference To, The Cultural Milieu Which Produced It And This Is Not Only A History Of Jehangir S Architecture But Also A History Of Jehangir S Age And History Of Jehangir S India. It Is A History Of Those Tender Feelings, Sublime Thoughts And Subtle Ideas Which Go To Make A Civilization, Not Of Those Political Intrigues And Feuds, And Military Conflicts Which Destroy It.

Being the first volume of R.Nath's monumental 4-volume series: 'HISTORY OF MUGHAL ARCHITECTURE', the present work covers monuments of Babur (A.D. 1526-30) and Humayun (1530-40, 1555), and, stylistic study as it is, includes those which were built in the predecessor style during the early reign (1556-1570) of Akbar. It is thus an enumeration of the style in its formative period. A detailed historical background deals with the Medapata-Gopadri-Agra connection, identifying the sources of the inspirations of this art and establishing its link with the soil on which these medieval relics stand. Every attempt has been made to illustrate the various hypotheses raised in the text and also to provide texts and epigraphs (in Sanskrit and Persian for example) and other relevant evidence therewith.Though based on a lifetime's study, fully documented and detailed, the author does not claim it to be the last word on the subject; on the other hand, this is a beginning. The second volume, dealing with the Personality Architecture of the classical age of Akbar, e.g. the Mughal monuments of Agra and Fatehpur Sikri, will appear in due course.

This groundbreaking volume examines how the Mughal Empire used architecture to refashion its identity and stage authority in the 18th century, as it struggled to maintain political power against both regional challenges and the encroaching British Empire.

This is the second volume of 4-volume series History of Mughal Architecture. It deals with the Personality Architecture of the Classical Age of Akbar, e.g. his buildings of Agra Fort and Fatehpur SikriChapters:01. The Making of Akbar's Personality and Thought- Ibadat-Khanah, Mahzar, Allopanisad, Din-i-Ilahi, Tarikh-i-Ilahi, Sun-worship, Tuladan02. Agra Fort and Its Palatial Mansions- Darul-Khilafat, City Drainage, Fort, Delhi Darwazah, Akbar Darwazah, Bengali Mahal03. Water Supply system of Agra Fort - Supply from Babur's Baoli, Khizri Dawazah Water Works, Well House of the Bengali Mahal04. Fatehpur Sikri: Town Planning, Drainage and water supply - The Sacred Complex, Royal Complex, Public Court05. The Sacred Complex (Sahn-i-Ibadat) of Fatehpur Sikri - Stone Cutter's Mosque, Jami Masjid and Buland Darwazah, Tomb of Sheikh Salim Chishti06. Rang Mahal and the Royal Complex (Sahn-i-Khass) - Rang Mahal and Raniwas (Harem) Mahal-i-Ilahi, Shahi Bazar, Mina Bazar07. The Public Court (Sahn-i-Rayyat) and Miscellaneous buildings of Fatehpur Sikri - Khwabgah, Panch Mahal, Chaupar Court, Diwan-i- Am, Faizi's House, Caravan Sarai, Hiran Minar08. Ekastambha-Prasada, Ibadat-Khanah and Diwan-i-Khass - Its Architecture and Symbolism, Akbar's belief in sun worship09. Architectural Miscellany of Akbar - Jal Mahal, Kos Minar, Lahore Fort, Attock Fort, Nasim Bagh, Taragadh and Ajmer, Jaunpur10. Hammam establishment of the Mughals - Hammam-i-Shahi, Hammams of Fatehpur Sikri, Stucco Ornamentation of Hammams11. Epilogue: An Estimate of Akbar's Style

This volume traces the second great expansion of the Islamic world eastwards from the eleventh century to the eighteenth. As the faith crossed cultural boundaries, the trader and the mystic became as important as the soldier and the administrator. Distinctive Islamic idioms began to emerge from other great linguistic traditions apart from Arabic, especially in Turkish, Persian, Urdu, Swahili, Malay and Chinese. The Islamic world transformed and absorbed new influences. As the essays in this collection demonstrate, three major features distinguish the time and place from both earlier and modern experiences of Islam. Firstly, the steppe tribal peoples of central Asia had a decisive impact on the Islamic lands. Secondly, Islam expanded along the trade routes of the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea. Thirdly, Islam interacted with Asian spirituality, including Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Taoism and Shamanism. It was during this period that Islam became a truly world religion.