Articles by msidd
qutb minar and complex
Posted May 28, 2006 at 04:42 AM
The Qutb Minar is part of the broader Qutb Complex, which includes the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, reputed to be the first mosque built in India. Construction on the Qutb Minar and Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque began in 1193 by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, the founder of the Mamluk (Slave) Dynasty, the first Muslim dynasty to establish an empire in India. Aibak [...]
fatehpur sikri
Posted May 28, 2006 at 02:14 AM
One of the great (and most beautiful) cities of the Mughal Empire, and home to the third of the "Red Forts" built by the dynasty (Delhi, Agra, and Fatehpur). The city was briefly the capital of the empire and is only 26 miles from Agra. Fatehpur Sikri's beautiful Jama Masjid (mosque) was built as a replica of the Prophet's Mosque [...]
