From Stone to Paper: Architecture as History in the Late Mughal Empire

Dadlani, Chanchal B.

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BOOKFrom Stone to Paper: Architecture as History in the Late Mughal Empire

Chanchal B. Dadlani

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00054

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By the 18th century, the Mughal Empire was well beyond its so-called golden age. Its control of the Indian subcontinent was increasingly threatened by regional Indian states, as well as by the encroaching British Empire. In response to a rapidly changing sociopolitical landscape, the Mughal emperors used architecture to harness their illustrious past and stage cultural authority for contemporary audiences. Chanchal Dadlani provides the first in-depth look at this crucial period of architectural history. Discussing a rich array of built forms and urban spaces—from grand imperial mosques to Delhi’s bustling thoroughfares—the volume sheds light on long-overlooked buildings. It also explores representations of architectural monuments that circulated in the form of building plans, manuscript paintings, and postcards. Ultimately, the book reveals how Mughal architects, artists, and patrons built on the cultural legacy of their imperial predecessors to create the very concept of a historical style identifiable as Mughal.

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Chanchal B. Dadlani

PublisherYale University Press

Print publication date February 2019 (in print)

Print ISBN 9780300233179

EISBN 9780300250961

Illustrations 119

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List of illustrations

Zafar Mahal, Mehrauli
Tomb of Safdar Jang
Gateway of the Red Fort of Delhi
Tomb of Itimad al-Daula
Diwan-i ʿAmm, Red Fort, Delhi
Darbar of Akbar II
Taj Mahal
Fakhr al-Masajid
Moti Masjid
Tomb of Humayun
Interior vault, tomb of Akbar, Sikandra, detail
Façade, tomb of Akbar, Sikandra, detail
Taj Mahal
Palace pavilions, Red Fort of Agra
Pietra dura, Taj Mahal, detail
Nagina Masjid
Plan of the Moti Masjid, 1658–63
Interior wall, Moti Masjid, detail
Base of a jharoka throne, Red Fort
Capital, Moti Masjid
Capital, palace pavilion, Red Fort
Vaulting and supports, Moti Masjid
Dome, Moti Masjid
Bangla vault, Moti Masjid
Mihrab, Moti Masjid
Minbar, Moti Masjid
Courtyard wall, Moti Masjid
Cornice, Moti Masjid, detail
Jamiʿ Masjid
Badshahi Masjid
Interior, Badshahi Masjid
Bibi ka Maqbara
Gateway, Bibi ka Maqbara
Façade, Bibi ka Maqbara
Walls of pīshtāq vault, Bibi ka Maqbara
Exterior dado, Taj Mahal, detail
Exterior spandrels, Taj Mahal, detail
Interior, Bibi ka Maqbara
Inscription on door, gateway of Bibi ka Maqbara
Pīshtāq, Badshahi Masjid
Portrait of ʿAlamgir
Map of Delhi highlighting Shahjahanabad, Nizamuddin (dargah of Nizam al-Din), and Mehrauli (dargah of Bakhtiyar Kaki)
Plan of the dargah of Bakhtiyar Kaki (14th–20th centuries) and adjacent Zafar Mahal palace (19th century), Delhi
Moti Masjid and burial enclosure of Bahadur Shah
Gateway of Farrukh Siyar, dargah of Bakhtiyar Kaki
Screen of Farrukh Siyar, dargah of Bakhtiyar Kaki
Gateway and screen of Farrukh Siyar, dargah of Bakhtiyar Kaki
Burial enclosure of the nawabs of Loharu, dargah of Bakhtiyar Kaki
Burial enclosure of Muhammad Shah, dargah of Nizam al- Din
Plan of the dargah of Nizam al- Din, Delhi, 13th–20th centuries
Dargah of Nizam al- Din
Fakhr al-Masajid
Tomb of Safdar Jang
Gateway, tomb of Safdar Jang, detail
Plan of the funerary complex of Safdar Jang, Delhi
Mosque, funerary complex of Safdar Jang
Corner tower, funerary complex of Safdar Jang
Garden pavilion, funerary complex of Safdar Jang
Inscription, tomb of Safdar Jang
Exterior vault, tomb of Safdar Jang
Interior vaults, tomb of Safdar Jang
Cenotaph of Safdar Jang
Cenotaphs of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal
Plan of the tomb of Safdar Jang, Delhi
Plan of the tomb of Humayun, Delhi
Plan of the Taj Mahal, Agra
Interior chamber, upper zone, tomb of Safdar Jang
Dome, tomb of Safdar Jang
Sculptural relief on interior vault, tomb of Safdar Jang
Interior vaults, tomb of Safdar Jang
View of mosque from gateway, funerary complex of Safdar Jang
Map of Delhi with the tomb of Safdar Jang, Aliganj, the tomb of Humayun, and Nizamuddin
Tomb of Najaf Khan
Gateway, Bara Imambara complex of Lucknow
Gateway, Bara Imambara complex of Lucknow, detail
Tomb of Safdar Jang
Riverside Façade of the Red Fort of Delhi
Jamiʿ Masjid in Delhi
Gateway of the Red Fort of Delhi
Mausoleum of Safdar Jang
Façade of a Delhi Palace
Plan of the Jamiʿ Masjid of Delhi
Jahangir Receives a Prisoner
The Siege of Daulatabad
Map of Agra
Plan of the Funerary Complex of Itimad al-Daula
Scene of a Garden Being Constructed
Plan of Amber Fort
Two Draftsmen at Work
Plan of Fort William, Calcutta
Plan and Elevation of the Governor’s Palace in Pondicherry
Façade of the Palace of Dara Shikoh in Agra
Plan of the Palace and Garden of Dara Shikoh in Agra
Gateway of the Red Fort
Gateway of the Taj Mahal
Tomb of Safdar Jang
Corner tower, tomb of Safdar Jang
Detail of a Street Plan of Chandni Chowk in Delhi
View of the Gateway of the Tomb of Akbar at Sikandra
The Taje Mahale, at Agra
The Tomb of Selim Chishti
Gateway of the Taj Mahal
Tomb of Itimad al-Daula
Genealogical Chart of Jahangir
Gateway of the Red Fort, Delhi
Naqqar Khane, Red Fort, Delhi
Diwan-i ʿAmm, Red Fort, Delhi
Jamiʿ Masjid, Delhi
Shah Jahan Receiving His Three Eldest Sons
Shah Jahan Before the Red Fort
The Funeral of Shah Jahan
Facing folios (Diwan- i ʿAmm, Delhi and Naqqar Khane)
Diwan- i ʿAmm, Red Fort of Agra
Chihil Sutun
Folio from the Metcalfe Album (Reminiscences of Imperial Delhie)
Akbarabadi Mosque, from the Āsār al- Sanādīd
Royal Pavilion, Brighton
Mayo College
Zafar Mahal, Mehrauli

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Chanchal B. Dadlani

From Stone to Paper: Architecture as History in the Late Mughal Empire

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Chanchal B. Dadlani

PublisherYale University Press

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Acknowledgments

Chanchal B. Dadlani

From Stone to Paper: Architecture as History in the Late Mughal Empire

~This book would have been impossible without the vital support and unflagging generosity of many individuals and institutions, and it is a pleasure to thank them here. Gülru Necipoğlu and David Roxburgh were outstanding advisers throughout graduate school, and have remained steadfast supporters since then. My personal and intellectual debts to them are...

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Note on Translation and Transliteration

Chanchal B. Dadlani

From Stone to Paper: Architecture as History in the Late Mughal Empire

~When referencing primary sources in languages other than English, I have included citations to editions of works in their original language as well as to known English translations. Unless a translation is noted, the translations are mine.

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Introduction: The Mughal Eighteenth Century

Chanchal B. Dadlani

From Stone to Paper: Architecture as History in the Late Mughal Empire

~~In the Delhi suburb of Mehrauli, amid low-lying apartment blocks and a network of narrow neighborhood streets, sits an abandoned Mughal palace. The Zafar Mahal (c. 1806–58), as it is known, features an imposing gateway of red sandstone and white marble, with cusped arches, floral...

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PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.1-19

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00054.004

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Chapter subject tags:Architecture, Mogul EmpireDelhi (India)Art, Mogul Empire

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Chapter 1: Between Experimentation and Regulation: The Foundations of an Eighteenth-Century Style

Chanchal B. Dadlani

From Stone to Paper: Architecture as History in the Late Mughal Empire

IN THE MUGHAL PALACE-FORTRESS OF DELHI, behind a chained and padlocked door, sits an exquisite white marble mosque...

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Chanchal B. Dadlani

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.22-55

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00054.005

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Chapter subject tags:Architecture--History--17th centuryMosquesMausoleumsRegulation

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Chapter 2: The Urban Culture of Mughal Delhi

Chanchal B. Dadlani

From Stone to Paper: Architecture as History in the Late Mughal Empire

~~~THE SYMBOLICALLY CHARGED, firmly codified visual language of the late seventeenth century would persist into the eighteenth, in the face of dynamic urban shifts in the Mughal capital of Shahjahanabad, in...

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Chanchal B. Dadlani

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.58-81

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00054.006

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Chapter subject tags:Urban spacesShrinesSpace (Architecture)Travel writing

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Chapter 3: “The Last Flicker in the Lamp of Mughal Architecture”: Transforming the Imperial Capital

Chanchal B. Dadlani

From Stone to Paper: Architecture as History in the Late Mughal Empire

MUGHAL ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY provides a wealth of choice descriptions that deride the funerary complex of Safdar Jang...

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Chanchal B. Dadlani

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.84-111

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00054.007

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Chapter subject tags:MausoleumsShīʻahPilgrims and pilgrimagesIndia, North

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Chapter 4: Codifying Mughal Architecture on Paper

Chanchal B. Dadlani

From Stone to Paper: Architecture as History in the Late Mughal Empire

~~~IN 1778, THE FRENCH ARMY OFFICER and political operative Jean-Baptiste Gentil (1726–1799) appeared at the court of Louis XVI at Versailles. Recently returned from India, where he had served the French East India Company (Compagnie des Indes Orientales, or cdio) for...

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Chanchal B. Dadlani

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.114-147

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00054.008

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Chapter subject tags:Architecture--Designs and plansPainting, Mogul EmpireLandscape painting, British

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Chapter 5: Mughal Architecture Between Manuscript and Print Culture

Chanchal B. Dadlani

From Stone to Paper: Architecture as History in the Late Mughal Empire

IN 1815, THE MUGHAL EMPEROR AKBAR II (r. 1806–37) gifted J. T. Roberdean, a British magistrate stationed in north India, a lavishly illustrated...

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Chanchal B. Dadlani

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.150-174

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00054.009

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Chapter subject tags:Illustrated booksHistoricism in artGenealogyMonuments

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Conclusion: From Historicization to Abstraction

Chanchal B. Dadlani

From Stone to Paper: Architecture as History in the Late Mughal Empire

~This book has centered on the fundamental question of how the concept of Mughal architecture emerged over the course of the long eighteenth century. It has considered the constitution of Mughal architecture both as an architectural style and historical category, and the specific aesthetic, political, and cultural dimensions of this process. The...

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Chanchal B. Dadlani

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.175-179

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00054.010

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Chapter subject tags:Architectural styleArchitecture--European influencesIndo-Saracenic (Architecture)

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