Architecture of the Deccan sultanates

Deccani Architecture refers to the architectural styles developed during the Deccan sultanate period. The Deccan sultanates were five dynasties that ruled late medieval kingdoms, namely, Bijapur, Golkonda, Ahmadnagar, Bidar, and Berar in south-western India. The Deccan sultanates were located on the Deccan Plateau. Their architecture was a regional variant of Indo-Islamic architecture, heavily influenced by the styles of the Delhi Sultanate and later Mughal architecture, but sometimes also directly from Persia and Central Asia.

Not to be confused with The Architecture of a Deccan Sultanate.

The rulers of five Deccan sultanates had a number of cultural contributions to their credit in the fields of art, music, literature and architecture. Deccan sultanates have constructed many grand and impregnable forts. Bidar and Golconda forts are classic example of military planning of Deccan sultanates. Apart from forts, they have constructed many tombs, mosques and madrasas. Gol Gumbaz (tomb of Mohammed Adil Shah), was the second largest dome in the world.

In 2014, UNESCO put a group of buildings on its "tentative list" to become a World Heritage Site under the name Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate (despite there being a number of different sultanates). These are:

Bahmani Monuments at Gulbarga, Karnataka
Bahmani and Barid Shahi Monuments at Bidar, Karnataka
Adil Shashi Monuments at Bijapur, Karnataka
Qutb Shahi Monuments at Hyderabad, Telangana
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