Name some monuments built by The Delhi Sultans between the period of 12th to 15th century. You will get 20 points and brainliest if you answer it correctly with keeping in mind the instructions.
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Alai Darwaza
Mamluk dynasty did not employ true Islamic architecture styles and used false domes and false arches. The first example of the true arch and true dome is in Alai Darwaja located in Qutub Complex. It was built by Ala-ud-din Khilji in 1311 AD.
Qutb Minar
The minar is originally inspired by the Afghan architecture. It was to be built as a Victory Tower, to commemorate the victory of Mohammed Ghori. Its construction, as we all know was started by Qutub-ud-din and was finished by Iltutmish and later repaired by Firoz Shah Tughlaq and Sikandar Lodi. The Qutb Minar was constructed from material collected from Hindu buildings and temples. For its decoration the Hindu craftsmen were used and they applied the same style of inlaying which they had been using in building temples. The floral designs, bells and chains were made to decorate the minar from exiting material remains of temples.
Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque
This was first mosque built in Delhi after the Islamic conquest of India and the oldest surviving example of Ghurids architecture in Indian subcontinent. Built mainly on the rubbles of the 27 Hindu and Jain temples.
Alauddin Khilji’s tomb and madarsa
This stands as one of the early example of amateur Islamic architecture in India.
Alai Minar
Alauddin wanted to build a minar that should be double of height of the Qutub Minar. But this dream could never become true as the Sultan died even when the first storey was not complete. In the oldest courtyard stands an iron pillar 7.5m long, which is thought to have been produced by Chandragupta II, in the 4th century. It was a Stambha dedicated to a Vishnu temple according to its inscription, and it seems to have been brought here before the Islamic conquest. This wrought iron pillar, with a Gupta-style capital on the top, is so highly refined that it has not suffered rust at all in spite of its exposure to the elements for 1,600 years.
Tughlaqabad
Tughlq Dynasty constructed Tughlaqabad with magnificent stone ramparts. The important building is the tomb of Sultan Ghiyasuddin, which is a cubic structure of red sandstone crowned with a dome of white marble, becoming a model of later brilliant Mughal mausoleums in spite of its small scale. Tughlaqs also constructed the Firozabad, of which only the ruins of the fort of Firoz Shah Kotla and a part of the Friday Mosque remain.