describe the features of architecture in Jaunpur and Malwa.
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Jaunpur Style
A.D. 1360- A.D. 1480
The Governor of Jaunpur, an eastern province of the sultanate was given the title 'Malik-ush-Sharq' (King of the East) by the Tughlaq monarch in Delhi. Hence, the dynasty was called the Sharqi dynasty.
Under the Sharqi monarchs, Jaunpur became an important centre of Islamic art, architecture and learning, a university town known as 'Shiraz-i-Hind' after the city of Shiraz in Iran.
Most of the structures of the style were destroyed when Sikander Lodi of Delhi reconquered Jaunpur, leaving only 5 mosques.
The style was mainly formed under Sultan Shams-ud-Din Ibrahim (1402- 36).
Salient Features:
Pylons built on the facade to accentuate entrances etc. are a common feature.
Arches are of the 'depressed four centered' or 'Tudor' variety with 'Fleur-de-Lys' fringes.
The builders were never certain of the curves and contours of the arches, which wavered weakly in the larger examples.
The predominantly Hindu masons and artisans were more comfortable with the pillar, beam and bracket (trabeate) system of construction which was frequently used.
The pillars have square monolithic shafts with bands across the middle. The same bands above form the capital out of which clusters of brackets emerge. These have a feel of rough execution.