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Mughal Art |
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Akbar |
The Synthesis of European and Mughal Art in the Emperor Akbar’s Khamsa of Nizami (explores the relationship between European and Mughal art) (Gregory Minissale) |
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Jahangir |
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Shah Jahan |
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Mughal Miniature Paintings |
Mughal School of Art (Nitin Kumar) (exoticindia.com) |
Miniature Painting under Shash Jahan (indiancanvas.com) |
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Mughal Architecture |
Taj Mahal |
Architecture of the Taj |
Taj Mahal (brief info on history and architcure of the Taj) (ucla.edu) |
The Taj Mahal : Architecture of a Love Story (essay on Taj)(exoticinida.com) |
Taj Mahal : The Architectural Guide (Travelers Hub Pvt. Ltd) |
Taj Mahal Commentary (Sir Banister Fletcher) (A History of Architecture) |
Taj Mahal Architecture (info on history and architecture of the Taj ) (India Travel Agents) |
Forgotten Wonders: Taj Mahal (Alaa K. Ashmawy) |
The Taj Mahal (essay on Taj- excerpts from Koran) (Khalid Mubireek) (Islamic Arts and Architecture Organization) |
Design and Layout of Taj Mahal (City Linkers Tours & Travels) |
The Taj Controversy |
Taj Mahal - A Hindu Temple-Palace (presents the arguement the Taj was not built by Shah Jahan but is Tejo Mahalaya, Hindu temple- palace) |
Was the Taj Mahal a Vedic Temple? The Photographic Evidence ("This presents photographs that show the Vedic influence found in such buildings as the Taj Mahal, Red Fort, and other structures in India") (Stephen Knapp) |
The Taj Impact ( controversy over the multi-crore Taj Heritage Corridor project) (Purnima S. Tripathi) (Frontline) |
The Question of the Taj Mahal (presents the arguement that the Taj was "originally built as a temple in the 12th century AD, and was subsequently used as a palace by the 'alien aggressors'") (P.S. Bhat and A. L. Athawale) (Itihas Patrika, Vol. 5, pp 98-111, 1985) |
The Tajmahal is Tejomahalay- A Hindu Temple (article that argues that "Tajmahal is not a Islamic mausoleum but an ancient Shiva Temple known as Tejo Mahalaya") (P.N.Oak) |
Taj Mahal was Tejo Mahalaya, claims website (news snippet on the Taj controversy) (The Deccan Herald, Dec 26, 2000) |
The Taj Mahal (h2g2 Researchers) |
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Mughal Gardens |
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Mughal History |
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General Resources |
Mughal Art and Architecture (overview of Mughal art under Humayun, Akbar, Shah Jahan and decline under Aurangzeb) (Columbia University Press) |
Birds and Animals in Indian Art - The Mughal Artist as a Naturalist ( explores the memoirs Of Jahangir, commonly known as Tuzuk-I-Jahangiri)( Nitin Kumar) (exoticindia.com) |
The Legacy of Islamic Empires and their Arts (comprehensive info on the rise and fall of Mughal empire and art)(Khalid Mubireek) (Islamic Arts and Architecture Organization) |
The Rise and Fall of the Mughals (South Asian History) (Shishir Thadani) |
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Bibliography |
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