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Part One
The Islamic Monuments of BhadreÅvar
Introduction
History
The Site of Ancient BhadreÅvar and the Shrine of IbrÄhÄ«m
The Ancient Site
The Shrine of IbrÄhÄ«m
The Mosques
The Solahkhambī Masjid
The Chhoá¹Ä« Masjid
Other Architectural Remains
The Chatri
The DÅ«dhÄ Wav
Conclusion
Appendix: The Mosque of AbulqÄsim b. AlÄ« al ĪrajÄ« in Junagadh, Gujarat
Part Two
A Study of the Islamic Inscriptions in BhadreÅvar
The Shrine of IbrÄhÄ«m
The Style of Writing
The Tombstones
Concusion
Index
List of Illustrations
Plates 1-58
The Islamic Monuments of BhadreÅvar
Introduction
History
The Site of Ancient BhadreÅvar and the Shrine of IbrÄhÄ«m
The Ancient Site
The Shrine of IbrÄhÄ«m
The Mosques
The Solahkhambī Masjid
The Chhoá¹Ä« Masjid
Other Architectural Remains
The Chatri
The DÅ«dhÄ Wav
Conclusion
Appendix: The Mosque of AbulqÄsim b. AlÄ« al ĪrajÄ« in Junagadh, Gujarat
Part Two
A Study of the Islamic Inscriptions in BhadreÅvar
The Shrine of IbrÄhÄ«m
The Style of Writing
The Tombstones
Concusion
Index
List of Illustrations
Plates 1-58
'...ably document[s] the developing synthesis of indigeneous Indian forms and the religious and political needs of a new Muslim society...expand[s] our knowledge of pre-Mughal architecture and allow[s] the historian to place the buildings in a broader context of architecture in the eastern Islamic world.'
Sheila S. Blair, Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, 1989.
'It is an important study which throws much light on Islamic architecture and particularly on the Jain influences therein...a valuable contribution to the literature on Islamic architecture...'
N.S. Gorekar, India, 1990.
'...the first systematic documentation of the ISlamic remains at BhadreÅvar...â
George Michell, BSOAS, 1990.
'...presents many topics of interest, both architectural and historical, relating to the earliest Muslim communities of western India.'
A.D.H. Bivar, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1991.
Sheila S. Blair, Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, 1989.
'It is an important study which throws much light on Islamic architecture and particularly on the Jain influences therein...a valuable contribution to the literature on Islamic architecture...'
N.S. Gorekar, India, 1990.
'...the first systematic documentation of the ISlamic remains at BhadreÅvar...â
George Michell, BSOAS, 1990.
'...presents many topics of interest, both architectural and historical, relating to the earliest Muslim communities of western India.'
A.D.H. Bivar, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1991.