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Architecture Of Delhi
The Architecture of Delhi dates back more than a thousand years. As the capital of several great empires of India, including Rajput kingdoms, Rajput kingdom, Delhi Sultanate, Mughal Empire, and British Raj, the city of Delhi has been a centre for art and architecture. Rajput Kingdom File:Agrasen ki Baoli 3.jpg, Agrasen ki Baoli File:Outer Wall of Lal kot and Rai Pithora.jpg, Qila Rai Pithora The few surviving structures from before the Delhi Sultanate period include Agrasen ki Baoli, Surajkund reservoir, Lal Kot and Qila Rai Pithora. There were several temples built during this period, remnants of which are still present in Qutb Minar complex, Qutb complex. rajput is derived from the Hindi word "rajputra" meaning "the son of the ruler" Delhi Sultanate File:Qminar.jpg, The Qutub Minar is the world's tallest brick minaret at 72.5 metres, built by Qutb-ud-din Aibak of the Mamluk dynasty (Delhi), Slave dynasty in 1192 CE. File:Alauddin's Madrasa, Qutb complex.jpg, Alauddin Khilj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajput Kingdoms
During the medieval and later feudal/colonial periods, many parts of the Indian subcontinent were ruled as sovereign or princely states by various dynasties of Rajputs. The Rajputs rose to political prominence after the large empires of ancient India broke into smaller ones. The Rajputs became prominent in the early medieval period in about seventh century and dominated in regions now known as Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana, Western Gangetic plains and Bundelkhand. However, the term "Rajput" has been used as an anachronistic designation for Hindu dynasties before the 16th century because the Rajput identity for a lineage did not exist before this time, and these lineages were classified as aristocratic Rajput clans in the later times. Thus, the term "Rajput" does not occur in Muslim sources before the 16th century. List Following is the list of those ruling Rajput dynasties of the Indian Subcontinent: * Kachhwahas of Jaipur, Alwar, Lawa and Maihar * Sisodias of Mewar * Rathor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
