Islamic Architecture and Urban Development of South India Sourcebook

This sourcebook is a companion to the Architecture and Urban Development of the Deccan Sultanates lecture series prepared by ArCHIAM, on behalf of the Education Programme of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture.

Consisting of eight lectures, the series begins with an overview of the
evolution of Indo-Islamic architecture and the manner in which the newly
introduced social, cultural, and political ideals and religious beliefs and
the existing Indian traditions interacted and shaped the architectural
style. The architecture of the Deccan Sultanates is covered in the next
three lectures, with special attention given to the fortified city of Bijapur.

This book includes a collection of additional content supporting the lectures organised in chapters, and provides expanded bibliography and sources on them to add to the knowledge delivered through the lectures. It also provides the reader with relevant additional visual material. It can be used by researchers on its own or in combination with the lecture material, which can be accessed on Archnet.