History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v2.c35.92

v2.c35.92

Maurya dynasty (320-180 B.C.), i. 18-21 Mechanical skill of the Cambodians, ii. 433 Media, wooden architecture of, ii. 369 Megasthenes, ambassador of Seleukos to Chandragupta Maurya, i. 19 Meharauli iron pillar, Old Delhi, i. 60, ii. 207, 208 and *note* Mendang Kamûlan, now Prambânan, Jâva, ii. 433 Mendut temple, Jâva, ii. 429, 430 Meru, Mount, ii. 29, 349 Mihintale, Ceylon, dâgabas at, i. 238 Mihirakula, Hûna king, i. 24, 222, 272 Mihrâbs or Qiblas in mosques, ii. 197, *et passim* Mihtari Mahall, gateway, Bîjâpûr, ii. 278-279 Minârs and minarets: Surkh and Chakri near Kâbul, i. 61; Ghaznî, ii. 192, 194; Qutb, 205; Of mosques, 205, 214, 220, 225, 237; Gaur, 259; Samara, 469 Mingûn, circular pagoda at, ii. 349; view, 350; Mingûn-pâya, 351, 425 Mirisaveti dâgaba, Anurâdhapura, i. 230 *note*, 231-232 Modherâ, Sun temple at, ii. 57, 106, 136, 182, 230 Moggalâna or Maudgalyâyana, relics of, i. 68, 71, 117. Monasteries or Vihâras, i. 170; Gandhâra, 209; Tibet, 291; Burma, ii. 365-369; view, 368; Pekin, 462 Monoliths at Dîmâpur, i. 288 Moonstones, — *ardhachandra* — thresholds, i. 240, 241 *note*; 430 Mori palace of Ratnasingh, at Chitorgadh, ii. 170 Mortar, non-users of, ii. 432 Mosques: Adînah, ii. 257; Agra, 317; Ahmadâbâd, 230; Ajmir, 210; Bharoch, 241; Bîjâpûr, 269; Cambay, 241; Châmpânîr, 242; Delhi, 318; Dhâr, 246; Dholkâ, 244; Fathpur-Sîkrî, 295; Gaur, 257; Jaunpur, 224; Kalân Masjid, 219; Kashmir, 333; Kulbarga, 264; Mandû, 248; Mirzapur, Ahmadâbâd, 232; Muhâfiz Khân's, 236; Qutb, 200; Sarkhej, 233 Motî Masjid, Agra, ii. 317, 320; View in courtyard, 318 Motisâh temple, Satrunjaya, ii. 30 Mouhot, M., Researches in Cambodia, ii. 371 Mûdabidri, Jaina temples at, ii. 75-77; Pillars, i. 289, ii. 78, 82; Tombs, 80 Mughal architecture, ii. 283; Originality of the buildings, 284; Works of Sher Shâh, 286; Akbar, 288-302; Jahângîr, 302-307; Shâh Jahân, 307-320; 'Alamgîr, 320-323; Mysore and Oudh, 323-329