Mandu monuments
Also called: Jahaz Mahal, Hoshang Shah's tomb · Topic: Turkic Invasions and the Delhi Sultanate · NCERT: Beyond NCERT
Meaning
The Mandu monuments are buildings put up by the Malwa sultans at Mandu in present-day Madhya Pradesh. Mandu was their hill-top capital. The buildings are large and simple, made of stone and marble. Many stand beside lakes. They are some of the finest buildings of the regional sultanates.
Example
Hoshang Shah's tomb, from the 15th century, is built of white marble. The Jahaz Mahal, or "ship palace", stands between two lakes and looks like a ship floating on water. The pavilion of Rani Rupmati looks out over the plains and is linked in legend with Baz Bahadur, the last sultan of Malwa.
Don't confuse with
- Bhojeshwar Temple and Bhojtal: works of the 11th-century Paramara king Bhoja, near Bhopal. They were built by a Hindu king, not by the Malwa sultans.
Related concepts
- Bengal sultanate
- Gujarat sultanate
- Historic City of Ahmedabad
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- Malwa sultanate
- Sharqi sultanate
- Atala Masjid
- Shah Mir dynasty
- Zain-ul-Abidin
- Man Singh Tomar