MUSLIM OF ARCHITECTURE OF SOUTH INDIA THE SULTANATE OF MA'BAR AND THE TRADITIONS OF THE MARITIME SETTLERS ON THE MALABAR AND COROMANDEL COASTS (TAMIL NADU, KARALA AND GOA)

• Main Author: Shokoohy, Mehrdad (Author)
• Other Authors: Willis, Michael (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York RoutledgeCurzo 2003
• Subjects: Architecture > 14th century > India > Malabar Coast; Architecture > 14th century > Coromandel Coast > India; Architecture, Islamic > India > Malabar Coast; Architecture, Islamic > India > Coromandel Coast; Muslims > History > India, South
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• Physical Description: 341 pages illustrations 31 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 0415302072; 9780415302074

This book reinterprets the Muslim architecture and urban planning of South India, looking beyond the Deccan to the regions of Tamil Nadu and Kerala - the historic coasts of Coromandel and Malabar. For the first time a detailed survey of the Muslim monuments of the historic ports and towns demonstrates a rich and diverse architectural tradition entirely independent from the better known architecture of North India and the Deccan sultanates. The book, extensively illustrated with photographs and architectural drawings, widens the horizons of our understanding of Muslim India and will no doubt pave new paths for future studies in the field.