Indo-Islamic Architecture

Indo-Islamic architecture encompasses a wide range of styles from various backgrounds that helped shape the architecture of the Indian subcontinent from the advent of Islam in the Indian subcontinent around the 7th century. It has left influences on modern Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi architecture. Both secular and religious buildings are influenced by Indo-Islamic architecture which exhibit Indian, Islamic, Persian, Central Asian, Arabic and Ottoman Turkish influences, many of which themselves were influenced by Indian architecture through the spread of Indian culture before the advent of Islam.

Indo-Islamic architecture into three broad classes, consisting of monuments built by the Delhi Sultans, the Mughals and the regional emperors.

The Delhi Sultanate is the name given to an Islamic Kingdom based mostly in North India around Delhi, ruled by five successive dynasties. The monuments built by these Sultans were the first examples of Indo-Islamic Architecture. The most important of these are in the Qutb Complex.

The Qutb Complex is an array of monuments located at Delhi. The Qutb Minar, the tallest brick minaret in the world, is the most influential of these structures. The minar was built by Qutbuddin Aibak to celebrate Turkish victory and to mark the beginning of Muslim rule in India. The Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque and the Alai Darwaza are some other monuments located in the complex.

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