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  The  Architecture of Delhi  dates back more than a thousand years. As the capital of several great empires of India, including  Rajput kingdom ,  Delhi Sultanate ,  Mughal Empire , and  British Raj , the city of Delhi has been a centre for art and architecture. The  Delhi Sultanate  ruled the city between 1206 and 1526. Their rule saw the development of early  Indo-Islamic architecture , the most prominent being the  Qutb Minar complex , a group of monuments surrounding the  Qutb Minar . This period also saw building of many forts and cities like  Siri Fort ,  Tughlaqabad  and  Feroz Shah Kotla . Many tombs were built around this period which are still present in many locations like Qutb Minar complex,  Hauz Khas Complex  and  Lodi Gardens .

  Ottoman architecture   is the   architecture   of the   Ottoman Empire , which emerged in northwestern   Anatolia   in the 13th century. The architecture of the empire developed from earlier   Seljuk Turkish architecture , with influences from   Byzantine   and   Iranian   architecture along with architectural traditions of the   Balkans   and other parts of   Middle East .   Early Ottoman architecture   experimented with multiple building types over the course of the 13th to 15th centuries, progressively evolving into the   Classical Ottoman style   of the 16th and 17th centuries, a mixture of native Turkish tradition and influences from the   Hagia Sophia . One of the best representatives of the Classical period is   Mimar Sinan , whose major works include the   Şehzade Mosque ,   Süleymaniye Mosque , and   Selimiye Mosque . Beginning in the 18th century, Ottoman a...

  Mughal architecture   is the type of   Indo-Islamic architecture   developed by the   Mughals   in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries throughout the ever-changing extent of their empire in the   Indian subcontinent . It developed the styles of earlier   Muslim   dynasties in India as an amalgam of   Islamic ,   Persian   and   Indian architecture .  Mughal buildings have a uniform pattern of structure and character, including large bulbous domes, slender minarets at the corners, massive halls, large vaulted gateways, and delicate ornamentation; Examples of the style can be found in modern-day Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. The Mughal dynasty was established after the victory of  Babur  at  Panipat in 1526 . During his five-year reign, Babur took considerable interest in erecting buildings, though few have survived.  His grandson  Akbar  built widely, and the style developed...

  I ndo-Islamic architecture   is the architecture of the   Indian subcontinent   produced by and for   Islamic patrons   and purposes. Despite an initial Arab presence in   Sindh , the development of Indo-Islamic architecture began in earnest with the establishment of   Delhi   as the capital of the   Ghurid dynasty   in 1193.   Succeeding the Ghurids was the   Delhi Sultanate , a series of Central Asian dynasties that consolidated much of North India, and later the   Mughal Empire   by the 15th century. Both of these dynasties introduced   Persianate   architecture and art styles from Western Eurasia into the Indian subcontinent. The types and forms of large buildings required by Muslim elites, with  mosques  and tombs much the most common, were very different from those previously built in India. The exteriors of both were very often topped by large  domes , and made extensive use of...