CONTENTS: List of Plates vii List of Figures xi Abbreviations xiii Preface xv Introduction 1 The Mosques: Twelfth Century 13 Ibrahim Shrine/Masjid, Bhadresvar 14 Solahkhambi Masjid, Bhadresvar 16 Choti Masjid, Bhadresvar 18 The Mosques: Thirteenth Century 21 Quwwat-ul-Islam Masjid, Delhi, 1st Stage 22 Masjid Arhai-din-ka-Jhonpra, Ajmer 24 Quwwat-ul-Islam Masjid, Delhi, 2nd Stage 26 Qadi Taj al-din Masjid, Madurai 28 Quwwat-ul-Islam Masjid, Delhi 30 The Mosques: Fourteenth Century 33 Karim-ud-Din Masjid, Bljapur 34 Masjid-i Jami, Cambay 36 Jami' al-Kabir, Kayalpatnam 38 Ahmad Nainar Masjid, Kayalpatnam 40 Adina Masjid, Pandua 42 Masjid-i Jami, Gulbarga 44 Masjid Begampuri, Delhi 46 Masjid ' Ala al-din, Madurai 48 Masjid Kalan, Delhi 50 Khirki Masjid, Delhi 52 Masjid-i Jami, Srinagar 54 The Mosques: Fifteenth Century 57 Atala Masjid, Jaunpur 59 Dilwar Khan Masjid, Mandu 60 Masjid Ahmad Shah, Ahmedabad 62 Masjid-i Jami, Ahmedabad 64 Solah Khamba Masjid, Bldar 66 Rani RupmatI Masjid, Ahmedabad 68 Lal Darwaza Masjid, Jaunpur 70 Masjid-i Jami, Jaunpur 72 Masjid-i Jami, Mandu 74 Qadiriya Masjid, Kayalpatnam 76 Masjid-i Jami, Sarkhej 78 Gunmani Masjid, Gaur 80 Masjid-i Jami, Campaner 82 The Mosques: Sixteenth Century 85 Chota Sona Masjid, Gaur 86 Rani Sipri Masjid, Ahmedabad 88 Qadam Rasul Masjid, Gaur 90 Rettaikulampalli Masjid, Kayalpatnam 92 Safa Masjid, Ponda 94 Masjid-i Jami, Bijapur 96 Badshahi Masjid, Fatehpur-Sikri 98 Mithqalpalli Masjid, Calicut 100 The Mosques: Seventeenth Century 103 Ali Shahid Pir Masjid, Bljapur 104 Anda Masjid, Bljapur 106 Ibrahim Rauza Masjid, Bijapur 108 Gol Gumbaz Masjid, Bljapur 110 MotI Masjid, Agra 112 Masjid Wazir Khan, Lahore 114 MotI Masjid, Lal Qila, Delhi 116 Masjid-i Jami, Delhi 118 Masjid-i Jami, Tatta 120 Marakkayarpalli (Masjid), Kayalpatnam 122 Mecca Masjid, Bijapur 124 Afzal Khan Rauza Masjid, Bijapur 126 Shah Navaz Khan Rauza Masjid, Bljapur 128 Masjid Badshahi, Lahore 130 Considerations 133 Bibliography 141 Appendix A: Glossary 145 Appendix B: Miscellaneous Plans 151 Appendix C: Miscellaneous Proportional Elevations 183 Appendix D: Major Muslim Rulers 201 Acknowledgement 211