Indian Art - 5 Islamism

Fifth video about the Indian Art serie. Any doubt? Send me a message.

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In India, civilization began in the middle of the third millennium BCE, in the area of the Indus basin, where perhaps Sumerian influences existed. From the 1500 BCE there was the invasion of the indi, peoples of the aryan race and the indo-european language, from whose fusion with the pre-existing population the Hindu civilization was born. Art in India is a reflection of the society and has a religious character, integrated with nature and the universal order.

Islamic period goes from XIII-XVIII centuries. After a succession of various dynasties, the Mughal Empire happened, and reunified India. The islamists introducted art forms of islamic art.

Delhi
In 1192 happened the first independent sultanate of Delhi with Qutb Ud Din Aibak, from the Ghorid dynasty.
Qutub Minar: it is the minaret of the mosque Quwwat ul-Islam, the tallest minaret of the world.

Mughal. It started with Timur Lang, that stablished important cities over all the territory. Influenced by persian culture. Timurid dynasty, being other important emperors Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan.

Delhi
Jama Masjid: the mosque of Friday, with two minarets and three domes made with white and black marble, decorated with gold in the top
Red Fort, Delhi: it was a palace made by Shah Jahan. It has two main gates, imperial pavilions and the Moti Masjid, the pearl mosque, made with white marble
Mausoleum of Humāyūn: built with red sandstone with decoration made with white and black marble, persian influence, with a chahar bagh, a persian garden
Mausoleum of Safdarjung

Fatehpur Sīkrī: a complex built by Akbar, with many buildings of red sandstone. Some of these buildings are the next.
Diwan-i khas: cubic building where the emperor received his visitants (second photo)
Anup Talao: the chahar bagh, persian garden
Ibadat Khana: house of prays
Panch Mahal: the playtime pavilion (third and fourth photos)
Jama Masjid: mosque (fifth and six photos)
Among others

Agra: the city with the most beautiful buildings
Red Fort, Agra: built by emperor Akbar as a walled palace. In its complex, I must mention the Amar Singh Gate (second photo), the Jahangiri Mahal (third photo) and the Khas Mahal (fourth, five and six photos)
Mausoleum of Akbar: inspired by the one of Humayun, his father, also with a chahar bagh, persian garden. Fantastic decoration
Mausoleum of Itimad-Ud-Daulah: this mausoleum represents the transition of using red sandstone to white marble in the constructions. This one is made with marble with precious stones, and persian geometric decoration
Taj Mahal: this is the masterpiece of mughal art. It is a mausoleum made of white marble with four minarets, with a facade with a great persian iwan. The great chahan bagh is one of the biggest gardens of the world. It was built in honor to the wife of Shah Jahan, that died when she was giving birth to a child. He wanted to build another but black, near that one, but due to monetary problems, he couldn’t. He rests there with his wife

Deccan: in center-south India happened the deccan sultanates, centered in Bijapur and Bidar, among other places. The Baridi dynasty was very important.
Char Minar Mosque, Hyderabad: ceremonial construction
Mausoleum of Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur, Karnataka: with a great dome

Sikh: they are warrior people whose religion was founded by Nanak. The main city is Amritsar (Panyab).
Golden Temple Gurdwara Har Mandir: also called Harmandir Sahib, located in the city previously mentioned, it is a very important temple for the sikh people

Indian Garden: as a special mention, I want to talk about the indian garden. There are some flowers that have a strong symbology. These are the lotus, a symbol since the beginning of buddhism. In fact, the position for meditation, called padmasana, is in the form of lotus. The water lily is also very important. When the islamists came to India, there was a mix of cultures. A mix of hinduism and islamism, but also persian. There are remembrances of the Gardens of Babylon, and references to the Garden of Paradise of Koran. So, gardens are a square divided in four squares by two channels, that symbolize the four rivers of paradise, and in the center it's normal to find a construction. This kind of garden is known as chahar bagh, persian garden.

Music: Taj Mahal, Traditional Music from Ancient India

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