The Sultanate of Delhi, 711–1526 A.D. c26.s8.t2.7

c26.s8.t2.7

*Kashmir.* In the remote valley of Kashmir the local Sultans adopted the old Hindu tradition of stone and wooden architecture. They supplemented it with structural forms and decorative *motifs* peculiarly associated with Islam. The result was that in Kashmir, as elsewhere, there was a harmonious blending of the Hindu and Muslim architectural ideas. Some of the important buildings there belong to the reign of Zain-ul-Abidin (1420-1470). The tomb of Mandani, with the adjacent mosque in Srinagar, is considered to be a beautiful specimen of Kashmir art. The Jami Masjid at Srinagar built by Sikandar, the *Butshikan*, and extended by Zain-ul-Abidin “is still an instructive example of the pre-Mughal style.” Another building is the mosque of Shah Hamadan in Srinagar which is built exclusively of timber.