Write any three features of art and architecture under Delhi Sultanat
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The Delhi Sultanate architecture comprises structures and monuments of Slave, Khilji, Tughlaq, Sayyid and Lodi dynasties constructed 320-year-old in Delhi and its surroundings. The aspects of Hindu architecture, however, were still the foundation for a fresh architectural style. This was primarily due to three reasons.
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Architecture during Delhi Sultanate amalgamated the Indian Civilization with the Islamic Civilization & integrated the Indian Sub-continent Culturally.
The Delhi Sultanate includes the following dynasties:
Slave Dynasty
Khilji Dynasty
Tughlaq Dynasty
Sayyid Dynasty
Lodi Dynasty
The era marked the evolution and development of a new type of Hindu-Muslim architecture in which decorative exuberance of Hindu architecture was toned down and new elements such as the use of geometric shapes, calligraphy, inscriptional art etc. took their place.
The Delhi Sultanate architecture comprises structures and monuments of Slave, Khilji, Tughlaq, Sayyid and Lodi dynasties constructed 320-year-old in Delhi and its surroundings.
The aspects of Hindu architecture, however, were still the foundation for a fresh architectural style. This was primarily due to three reasons.
Earliest mosques were constructed with the demolition of the temples,
Muslim leaders used the same material as the Hindu Temples to make their mosques and graves.
Muslim leaders had to hire Indian architects and masons.
Instead of constructing new memorials from scratch, the early Muslim rulers resorted by creating few alternations here and there to turn the Hindu and Jain temples into moques.