The influence of Iranian architectural style on the garden of Indian buildings in the Gorkan era (with emphasis on the garden-tombs of the Gorkan sultans)

Subject Areas : Art

Soleyman Rostamian ¹ , Mahmood Seyyed ² , Fayyaz Zaahed ³

1 - Department of History, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Department of History, Central Tehran Branch. Islamic Azad University.Tehran, Iran
3 - Department of History, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran .

Received: 2023-10-23 Accepted : 2023-12-10 Published : 2024-06-25

Keywords: Safavid, architecture, Gurkan, Indo-Iranian style, tomb garden,

Abstract :

The influence of Iranian architectural art on Indian architecture is a category that is as old as the cultural-civilization relations between Iran and India, and according to historical evidence, its history goes back to the third century BC, when we witnessed that in the capital of the Mauryan empire, Patliputra, There were influences of Iranian architecture.This flow after the emergence of Islam in the 7th century AH / 13 AD. And especially after the formation of Islamic states in India, it became more intense. The art of Iranian-Islamic architecture with its unique characteristics was used in the construction of large mosques in India, and while combining with Indian architecture, it benefited from Indian materials that were suitable for the climate there. In this regard, Indian architecture benefited from the accuracy and subtleties of Iranian architecture, and from the combination of those two new and independent styles emerged in the art of architecture, which became known as the Indo-Iranian style. Before the Gurkanians came to power, the Indian aspect of this style was more obvious, but in the Gurkanian era, its Iranian aspect prevailed. This style in the construction of the tombs of Gorkani sultans was widely inspired by the garden tradition of the Safavid era.