Mentor’s Comments-
- Start with a short note on Indo-Muslim Architecture in India.
- Discuss its decline in the era preceding the Mughals.
- Proceed to highlight the contribution of Mughals towards reforming it.
- Conclude appropriately.
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Mentor’s Comments-
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Pranav
Decent attempt. In intro, you can briefly talk about the origin of Indo-Islamic style of architecture in the Sultanate period and then come to the Mughals.
Good that you have framed the answer ruler wise, however avoid writing ‘no contribution’ for a ruler.. You can say that less contribution or was in exile but can’t be sure about no contribution (Humayun- Timurid style mosque at Kachpura, Agra).
Rest of the points are fine, in Jahangir’s contribution you can talk about mosque at Lahore, Akbar’s mausoleum, exceptional garden development(Verinag, Chashma-Shahi) etc. In ShahJahan, TajMahal can be described a bit, Jama Masjid of Delhi, Peacock Throne etc can also be mentioned.
Conclusion is fine.
Keep practicing. 🙂
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Hello
In introduction, you have mentioned evolution starting from Humayun, but a lot of elements were picked from Islamic architecture that were introduced to India by the Delhi Sultanate which can be mentioned.
In the body, broadly contents are okay, but a bit more elaboration can be done. Also don’t write ‘the’ before proper nouns such as Akbar, Jahangir etc.
Humayun’s tomb was built by his wife, Haji Begum.. Gulbadan Begum was his half-sister who wrote the Humayun-nama.
While writing about Akbar, mention Fatehpur Sikri. In Jahangir’s contribution you can talk about mosque at Lahore, Akbar’s mausoleum, exceptional garden development(Verinag, Chashma-Shahi) etc. In ShahJahan, TajMahal can be described a bit.. Bibi ka Maqbara can be mentioned in case of Aurangzeb..
Conclusion is fine.
Keep practicing. 🙂
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