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  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...

  Abbasid architecture  developed in the  Abbasid Caliphate  between 750 and 945, primarily in its heartland of  Mesopotamia . The Abbasids were influenced mainly by  Mesopotamian architectural traditions  and later influenced  Persian  as well as Central Asian styles. They evolved distinctive styles of their own, particularly in decoration of their buildings. While the Abbasids lost control of large parts of their empire after 870, their architecture continued to be copied by successor states in Iran, Egypt and North Africa. Abbasid Geometric arch decorations Characteristics                                                                                            Typical features of the more important buildings inc...

  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...