Sayyid dynasty

Sayyid DYNASTY 1414-1450 AD

FOUNDED BY KHJIR KHAN : A GENERAL UNDER TIMUR ONLY SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION BY MUBARAK SHAH AND MUHAMMAD SHAH MOSTLY TOMB ARCHITECTURE FINANCIAL POSITION DID NOT ALLOW FOR CONSTRUCTION OF MANY • BUILT KOTLA MUBARAKPUR: BUILDINGS NO REMAINS • TOMB AND MOSQUE OF MUBARAK SHAH • TOMB OF MUHAMMAD SHAH

SAYYID DYNASTY 1414-1450AD

MUBARAK SHAH’S TOMB AND MOSQUE •LOCATED AT KOTLA MUBARAK PUR •OCTAGONAL IN PLAN WITH A CENTRAL CHAMBER AND VERANDAH AROUND •EACH SIDE HAS 3 ARCHED OPENINGS •WIDE LOW DOME AND SLOPING BUTTRESS •A CHHATRI AT THE CENTRE OF EACH SIDE • A SIMPLE 5 BAY MOSQUE NEAR THE TOMB • FORMED A SINGLE COMPLEX EARLIER •INSIDE OF THE DOME QURAINC INSCRIPTION


MUHAMMAD SHAH’S TOMB • SITUATED IN THE PRESENT DAY LODHI GARDEN • OCATGONAL FOR ROYALTY AND SQUARE FOR HIGHER RANKING MEMBERS •OCTAGONAL IN PLAN WITH A CENTRAL CHAMBER AND VERANDAH AROUND ( 1O M LONG) •ORNAMENTATION GAINS POPULARITY ONCE AGAIN


LOTUS FINIAL

TURRETS AT CORNERS OF TH DOME DRUM CHHATRI AT THE CENTRE OF THE SIDE CHAJJA SUPPORTED BY BRACKETS

CORNER BUTTRESS


•INSIDE OF THE DOME DECORATED WITH STUCCO WORK : ARABESQUE AND CALLIGRAPHIC MOTIFS

•ARCH AND LINTEL OPENINGS TO THE INTERIOR CHAMBER MEASURING 8 M SIDE


•DETAIL OF THE STONE COLUMN SUPPORTING THE ARCHES • ALTERNATING DOMES AND VAULTS ROOF THE THREE BAYS


LODHI DYNASTY 1450-1526 AD

•FOUNDED BY BAHLOL LODHI WHO WAS THE GOVERNOR OF PUNJAB •CONTRIBUTIONS BY SUCCESSORS SIKANDAR LODHI AND IBRAHIM LODHI •MAIN ARCHITECTURAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE PERIOD: •BAHLOL LODHI’S TOMB •SIKANDAR LODHI’S TOMB •BADE KHAN KA GUMBAD •CHOTE KHAN KA GUMBAD •SHISH GUMBAD •MOTH KI MASJID

LODHI DYNASTY 1450-1526AD


BAHLOL LODHI’S TOMB


• OCTAGONAL TOMB WITH ENCLOSURE AND GARDEN

PLAN


MIHRAB ON THE WEST

GATEWAY TO THE TOMB

ENCLOSURE TO THE TOMB


DOUBLE DOME WITH SPACE IN BETWEEN THE TWO LAYERS IN MASONRY LOFT EXTERNAL DOME SEMI MINARETS OR GULDASTAS NO KIOSKS THREE ARCH FACADE

ARCHITECTURALLY SIMILAR TO THE TOMBS IN SAYYID PERIOD

GATEWAY TO THE TOMB


SHALLOW INTERNAL DOME

DETAIL OF DECORATIVE PLASTER


BARA GUMBAD COMPLEX

SHISH GUMBAD

MOSQUE

MEHMAN KHANA

BARA GUMBAD


BARA GUMBAD COMPLEX NO TRACE OFBURIAL CENOTAPH INSIDE THE TOMB BUILDING


BARA GUMBAD AND SHEESH GUMBAD SQUARE TOMBS


CENTRAL PORTAL WITH TURRETS

DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS HORIZONTALLY

ARCHES TO THE BASEMEN 20 M SQ. PLAN 29 M HIGH ALONG WITH 3 M HIGH PLINTH


DETAIL OF THE CENTRAL PORTAL

ENTANCE ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE


30 Mx8M SINGLE AISLE IN PLAN 5 UNEQUAL BAYS 3 CENTRAL BAYS WITH DOMES DOME SUPPORTS USING PENDENTIVES

EAST FAÇADE OF THE MOSQUE

SOUTHERN FAÇADE WITH PROJECTING BALCONY ETAIL OF PLASTER WORK IN THE SPANDERELS


VIEW OF MIHRAB AND MIMBAR

DETAIL OF DECORATIVE PLASTER


MOTH KI MASJID AT KOTLA MUBARAKPUR UILT BY THE PRIME MINISTER UNDER LODHI RULE BAY MOSQUE : 38 M SQ IN PLAN AISED ON 1.8 M TALL PLINTH COURTYARD WITH GATEWAY ON THE EAST


DOMED CHHATRIS AT CORNERS

VIEW OF THE ENTRANCE GATEWAY FROM THE COURTYARD

VIEW OF THE ENTRANCE GATEWA


TALLER PISTAQ AT THE CENTRE STONE CHAJJAS WITH BRACKETS

ENTRANCE TO THE STAIRS TO ACCESS UPPER LVL AND ROOF

THE MOSQUE WITH FIVE EQUAL BAYS


DETAIL OF THE PRAYER HALL SHOWING THE RECESSED ARCHE AND THE PENDENTIVE


DOUBLE STORIED OCTAGONAL TOWERS AT THE CORNERS

VIEW OF MIHRAB AND MIMBAR


BABUR INVADES INDIA AND DEFEATS THE LODHIS AT THE BATLE OF PANIPAT


FURTHER READING ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE : PERCY BROWN ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE :SATHISH GROVER ARTICLES ON VARIOUS SAYYID AND LODHI BUILDINGS ON ARCHNET


Sayyid dynasty

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