The Taj Mahal represents the finest and most sophisticated example of Indo-Islamic architecture. Its origin lies in the moving circumstances of its commission and the culture and history of an Islamic
Mausoleum of the Taj Mahal complex at Agra, India
The epitome of chaste Muslim love – Majnun, going mad in the wilderness
The simple Tomb of Babur in Kabul, Afghanistan, open to the sky.
Humayun's tomb surmounted by a dome
Amanat Khan Shirazi
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Amanat Khan Shirazi, also known as ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq Amānat Khān, was a calligrapher and scholar who worked in the Mughal court of the emperor Shah Jahan. He is best known for the inscriptions on the Taj M
Origins and architecture of the Taj Mahal
…1053 AH) with an inlaid marble jali. After the second Urs further dating of the progress can be made from several signatures left by the calligrapher Amanat Khan. The signed frame of the south arch of the domed hall of the mausoleum indicates it was reaching completion in 1638/39 AD (1048/1049 AH). In 1643 AD…
Southern facade of the Taj Mahal showing calligraphy
The entrance to the main burial chamber at Akbar's tomb
Detail of Taj Mahal calligraphy
Sarai Amanat Khan, showing calligraphy around the main archway