The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation c22.6

c22.6

The story of the Muhammadan conquest, so far as it affected Indian architecture, has been told in another volume.¹ Every one of the local varieties of the so-called Indo-Saracenic style was derived from an adaptation of the local temple craftsmanship. Mosque and temple were both Hindu art, and under such wise and beloved rulers as Husain Shah and Akbar, orthodox Hindus would help to build a mosque in the same spirit as in Asoka’s time they would bring votive offerings to the stûpas of Buddhist saints.