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  • 2 - Forts and palaces

  • George Michell, Mark Zebrowski
  • Book:
    Architecture and Art of the Deccan Sultanates
    Published online:
    28 March 2008
    Print publication:
    10 June 1999, pp 23-62

  • Summary

    The seemingly unending cycle of raids, sieges and invasions on the Deccan region helps explain why its defensive works were accorded architectural importance. This chapter describes, with illustrations, several forts and palaces in the Deccan Sultanate period such as the royal residence, Balakot in Daulatabad; the audience hall in Firuzabad; Sharza gate, Diwan-i Am with Takht Mahal, and Takht-i Kirman in Bidar; the entry gate in Sholapur; the fort walls of Parenda; Farah Bagh in Ahmadnagar; Chini Mahal in Daulatabad; the city walls and Gagan Mahal in Bijapur; Bala Hisar Gate, and the palace zone in Golconda; Char Minar in Hyderabad; the fortifications of Rajgad; Bala Qila towers in Raigad; Vijaydurg fort; and the ramparts in Janjira. These were built during the reigns of the Tughluqs; the Bahamanis; the Nizam Shahis, Imad Shahis, Adil Shahis, and the Qutb Shahis; the Mughals; Shivaji; the Sidhis and the Angres; and the Peshwas.