QUTB MINAR

or Kutb Minarboth: kŭˈtəb mēˈnär, minaret near New Delhi, India. One of the earliest Muslim monuments in India, it was erected (c.1230) by Iltutmish of the Delhi Sultanate. It is c.240 ft (73 m) high, covered with relief work, and was probably built to celebrate a victory.

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books on: Qutb Minar  - 27 results

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Dictionary of Islamic Architecture
Book by Andrew Petersen; Routledge, 1999
...m at the top. The design of the Qutb Minar and in particular the fluting have...it had twice the base area of the Qutb Minar and was projected to be twice the...earlier example of the influence of the Qutb Minar can be found in the paired minarets...
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A History of India
Book by Hermann Kulke, Dietmar Rothermund; Routledge, 1998
Subjects: India--History
...New Delhi, which now extends all the way from Qutb-ud-dins tall Qutb Minar in the south to the walls of Shah Jahans Old Delhi...magnificent monuments. In addition to the famous Qutb Minar, the Quwwat-ul-Islam (Power of Islam) mosque...
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A History of India
Book by Hermann Kulke, Dietmar Rothermund; Routledge, 2004
Subjects: India--History
...New Delhi, which now extends all the way from Qutb-ud-dins tall Qutb Minar in the south to the walls of Shah Jahans Old Delhi...magnificent monuments. In addition to the famous Qutb Minar, the Quwwat-ul-Islam (Power of Islam) mosque...
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Environmentalism and the Mass Media: The North--South Divide
Book by Hermann Kulke, Dietmar Rothermund; Routledge, 1997
...New Delhi, which now extends all the way from Qutb-ud-dins tall Qutb Minar in the south to the walls of Shah Jahans Old Delhi...magnificent monuments. In addition to the famous Qutb Minar, the Quwwat-ul-Islam Power of Islam mosque...
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Perspectives of Mutual Encounters in South Asian History, 1760-1860
Book by Jamal Malik; Brill, 2000
Subjects: Europe--Foreign Relations--South Asia--Congresses, South Asia--Foreign Relations--Europe--Congresses, South Asia--History--18th Century--Congresses, South Asia--History--19th Century--Congresses
...Auckland had set aside funds for repair- ing the Qutb Minar. Significantly, Cunningham faulted Smith for not adhering...temptation of adding his signature by building a cupola on the Qutb Minar.23 For a half century from the 1830s Cunningham the...
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journal articles on: Qutb Minar  - 2 results

 
 
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When Dreams Travel: Mirrors, Frames, and Storyseekers in Githa Hariharan's Retelling of the Arabian Nights
Journal article by Vassilena Parashkevova; Marvels & Tales, Vol. 24, 2010
Subjects: Travel
...alternation by two brothers in one of Dilshads tales recalls Qutb Minar.4 Qutb Minar was built by the first Muslim ruler of Delhi, Qutb...first mosque built in India stands at the foot of the Qutb Minar and bears an inscription that states that it was...
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Defending the Sufis in Nineteenth Century Hyderabad*
Journal article by Nile Green; Islamic Studies, Vol. 47, 2008
Subjects: Debates, Muslims
...family still supported by the lands the Qutb Shahs had granted them. However, on the...respected in Hyderabad since the time of the Qutb Shahs reflects the wider social history...direction from the River Musi and the Char Minar that marked the symbolic heart of old Hyderabad...


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Go with Indian Flow; There's Little Else to Do in This Land of Surprises Other Than Sit Back, Relax and Enjoy the Ride Wherever It Might Take You
Newspaper article; Daily News (Warwick, Australia), August 12, 2009
...Emperor Shah Jehan (who also built the Taj Mahal). Theres also the Jama Masjid mosque, the Laxmi Narayn Temple, Qutb Minar, a 72m-tall tower dating back to the 13th century, and the Mughal-built Humayuns Tomb. New Delhi, with its wide...
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Go with Indian Flow; There's Little Else to Do in This Land of Surprises Other Than Sit Back, Relax and Enjoy the Ride Wherever It Might Take You
Newspaper article; Sunshine Coast Daily (Maroochydore, Australia), August 12, 2009
...Emperor Shah Jehan (who also built the Taj Mahal). Theres also the Jama Masjid mosque, the Laxmi Narayn Temple, Qutb Minar, a 72m-tall tower dating back to the 13th century, and the Mughal-built Humayuns Tomb. New Delhi, with its wide...
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Go with Indian Flow; There's Little Else to Do in This Land of Surprises Other Than Sit Back, Relax and Enjoy the Ride Wherever It Might Take You
Newspaper article; The Chronicle (Toowoomba, Australia), August 12, 2009
...Emperor Shah Jehan (who also built the Taj Mahal). Theres also the Jama Masjid mosque, the Laxmi Narayn Temple, Qutb Minar, a 72m-tall tower dating back to the 13th century, and the Mughal-built Humayuns Tomb. New Delhi, with its wide...


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encyclopedia articles on: Qutb Minar  - 3 results

 
 
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Qutb Minar
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
QUTB MINAR or Kutb Minar both: ku t b me nar, minaret near New Delhi, India. One of the earliest Muslim monuments in India, it was erected (c.1230) by Iltutmish of the Delhi Sultanate . It is c.240 ft (73 m) high, covered with relief...
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Kutb Minar
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
KUTB MINAR see Qutb Minar . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Mughal Art and Architecture
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...which had been introduced to India during the Delhi Sultanate (1192 1398) and had produced great monuments such as the Qutb Minar , with features of Persian art and architecture . Mughal monuments are found chiefly in N India, but there are also...


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