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Question 1

Appeared in Year: 2018

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Describe the new architectural features added by successive Sultans in the construction of Tombs in India. (20 Marks)

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New Architectural Features Added by Successive Sultans

  • Today memorials and Tombs are hardly constructed but centuries earlier medieval rulers laid emphasis on building tombs.
  • The tomb was a significant concern for rulers, the Egyptian Pharaohs construct Pyramids during their lifetimes and in India, the Sultanate kings in spite of continuous warfare t…

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Question 2

Appeared in Year: 2018

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Discuss the experimentations with art and architecture during the Gupta-Vakataka period.

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Art and Architecture During the Gupta-Vakataka Period

  • The time period from 3rd AD to 6th century AD was the period of Vakatakas and Guptas. Guptas mainly ruled in the northern part of India subcontinent and created one of the largest empires in the ancient history of India, while Vakatakas after the decline of Satavahanas came into power and ruler o…

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