Abhishek SharmaCSE 2024 · 44 wordsTheir whole copy
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Delhi Sultans refer to various Tusk and Afghan dynasties that ruled over India from 12th to 15th century AD.
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Their period of rule witnessed emergence of Indo Persian culture
Literature:
- 1) Persian language became the court language
- 2) Historians like Al-Biruni wrote kitab-ul-hind
- 3) New forms of poetry and literature emerged.
e.g. Ghazals - by Amir Khusrau
- 4) Many biographies & autobiographies were written.
Art:
- 1) Different types of music like Qawwali came.
- 2) formed roots of modern Hindustani music.
- 3) Instruments like Tabla, Sarangi.
Architecture:
- 1) Shift to arches instead of trabeate style
- 2) Domes became common
e.g. Alai Darwaza - first true dome.
- 3) Minarets - e.g. Qutub Minar by Iltutmish
- 4) lack of human figurines as motifs
- 5) Indian artisans with Persian styles created a new Indo Persian style - false domes, jali work etc.
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Thus apart from political transformation the period of Delhi Sultanate also witnessed significant cultural transformation.
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