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50 out of 5 stars accurate and sensual review of indian islamic architecture reviewed in the united states on august 16 2000 moving from the mamluk period through to the nineteenth century this accurate and beautifully illustrated book leads one through the complex history of islamic architecture in india. Islamic architecture of the indian subcontinent alfieri bianca maria borromeo federico on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers islamic architecture of the indian subcontinent. Indo islamic architecture is the architecture of the indian subcontinent produced by and for islamic patrons and purposes despite an initial arab presence in sindh the development of indo islamic architecture began in earnest with the establishment of delhi as the capital of the ghurid dynasty in 1193. This is the first book to cover the whole history of islamic architecture including the arrival of that dynsty in the sixteenth century in india encompassing the whole sub continent to cover pakistan and bangladesh it also shows the variety of different provinicial styles that co existed in the various regions