Gwalior. Man Singh Palace. East side. 1486-1516.
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Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
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The Mohammedans destroyed Halebid, the capital of the Hoysala Ballalas, in 1311 and Warangal in 1325. A Hindu prince, Hari-Hara I, drove the invaders back, however, and his nephew, Hari-Hara II, created an independent kingdom with its Hindu capital at Vijayanagar in 1397. This realm dominated the south and helped to re-establish a chief craft center which soon spread its influence to the north and west of India. The tendency for Indian artists to embellish their art works with exuberant designs began to reassert itself at the beginning of the 15th century, so that by the later 15th and early 16th centuries the decorative styles were rejuvenated. The palace in our illustration exemplifies the turn this decorative architecture had taken in the later 15th and early 16th centuries in the north, which, ultimately, took many influences from the southern provinces. Some Moslem elements appear in the type of fortifications built and in the slightly restrictive use of decorational elements where they serve no real function. Indian feeling for form and the effectiveness of repetitive design comes through nonetheless.
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circa 1970s
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