Moth Masjid, Lodi Period, c. 1500.

Terms for Final


These are new vocabulary only, not icluding the names of monuments and patrons' names, which you are also responsible for. See Final Image List for monuments you need to know. List of dynasties below. Rememeber, you are also responsible for patrons and dates (and, where applicable, architects or artists) in the 10 IDs that will be on the final.


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turbe caravanserai iwan mashrabiyya
pishtaq chhatris squinch char-bagh (quartered-garden)
khanqah or tekke (sufi hall) hasht-bihisht ("Eight Paradises" gardens ) ulema Aleph (Alif)
qalam Kufic Foliated Kufic Naskh (copying script)
Thuluth Nastaliq (Persian script; 'hanging' script) sura kulliye
cenotaph dikka kulliye waqf


Dynasty Names for Final


Ghanzavid Ghurid Samanid Nasirid
Timurid Selcuk Ilkhanid Early Delhi Sultans
Tugluq Lodi Mughal Ottoman
Safavids Blank Blank Blank



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