Answer» - The architectural style during the Sultanate period had great implements on strength and simplicity.
- But during the Mughal period, the focus shifted to aesthetics.
- During the period of Babur, the Kabulbag mosque at Panipat and Jama Masjid at Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh were built in Persian style.
- The memorial built during the period of Shershah Sur at Sahastram (Bihar) is an excellent example of the Indo-Islamic style of architecture.
- The Purana Qila was built by Shershah in Delhi. The city of Fatehpur Sikri was set up during Akbar’s period.
- Later the buildings like Jama Masjid, Buland Darwaza were built in FatehpurSikri.
- Akbar built important forts like Agra fort, Lahore fort, Allahabad fort, and Attock fort.
- The use of Red stone and marble, huge domes, arches were the salient features of the architecture of this period.
- The period of Shahjahan was the most glorious period of Mughal architecture.
- ‘Diwan-i-Aam’ and ‘Diwan-i-Khaas’ in Red fort, ‘Jama masjid’, ‘Moti Masjid’, were built during his period.
- The ‘Taj Mahal’ of Agra built by him is incomparable and immortal.
- Later, Mughal architecture began to decline.
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