The establishment of the Delhi Sultanate marked the beginning of the development of a composite , Indo – Islamic culture in India . In the context of this statement , answer the following questions: 1. What do you mean by the term 'Indo – Islamic culture' ? 2. What are the two phases of the growth of composite culture in India ? 3.What are the factors responsible for the growth of a composite culture during the Mughal period?
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1. Indo-Islamic architecture is the architecture of the Indian subcontinent produced by and for Islamic patrons and purposes. Despite an initial Arab presence in Sindh, the development of Indo-Islamic architecture began in earnest with the establishment of Delhi as the capital of the Ghurid dynasty in 1193.[1] Succeeding the Ghurids was the Delhi Sultanate, a series of Central Asian dynasties that consolidated much of North India, and later the Mughal Empire by the 15th century. Both of these dynasties introduced Persianate, Turkic and Islamicate architecture and art styles from Western Eurasia into the Indian subcontinent.[2]
2.There are two distinct phases of the growth of this culture — the Sultanate phase and the Mughal phase. The Sultanate phase was marked by the emergence of the fusion of the Indian traditions with the Turkish culture, whereas the Mughal phase marked the consolidation of this composite culture.
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Following are the factors responsible for the growth of a composite culture during the Mughal period: The Mughal emperors had amassed great amounts of wealth and political power by conquering majority of the Indian peninsula. As a result, they could patronise fine arts and literature on a large scale.