ID: 700002904 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700002904	Record Type: Built Work
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Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque (mosque (building); unknown architect, constructed by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, Sultan ...; 1193-1198, additions 1230; Delhi (Delhi, Bhārat, Asia, World, Top of the TGN hierarc...;)

Note: Earliest extant mosque in India, constructed by Qutb-ud-din Aibak at the end of the 12th century. It consists of a rectangular courtyard enclosed by cloisters, erected using spolia from 27 Hindu and Jain temples that were demolished by Qutbuʻd-Din Aibak as recorded n an inscription on the main eastern entrance. Carved Hindu motifs such as tasseled ropes, bells, tendrils, cows and leaves are present on the repurposed masonry throughout the mosque. Corbelled arch screenwork and extensions added later feature Islamic designs such as diapered arabesque patterns and Quranic inscriptions.

Titles:

Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque (preferred,C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Quwwat al-Islam Mosque Complex (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Quwwatuʼl Islam Masjid (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Quwwatuʻl-Islam (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Quwwatuʻl Islam (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Qūwat-ul-Islām (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Might of Islam Mosque (C,U,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

mosque (building) [300007544] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, ceremonial structures, religious structures, religious buildings)

ruins [300008057]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by condition>)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: 1193-1198, additions 1230

Creator Display:

unknown architect, constructed by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, Sultan of Delhi (Turkish general and sultan, 1150-1210) [preferred,VP]

architect unknown (unknown cultural designation) [500125274]

patron Qutb-ud-din Aibak, Sultan of Delhi (Turkish general and sultan, 1150-1210) [500356874]

Locations:

Current: Delhi [7001535] Delhi territory (union territory), India (nation), Asia (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: sandstone

	sandstone [300011376]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), sedimentary rock, <sedimentary rock by composition>)

	spolia [300133149]
	.......(Objects Facet, Object Genres (hierarchy name), object genres (object classifications), <object genres by function>)

	corbel arches [300001115]
	.......(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, architectural elements, <structural elements and components for structural elements>, structural elements, <spanning and projecting structural elements>, <arches and arch components>, arches, <arches by form>, <arches by form: construction>)

	carving (processes) [300053149]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <subtractive processes and techniques>, <carving and carving techniques>)

Dimensions: undetermined

Cultures:

Islamic Indian (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Ghurid [300021554] (preferred,period)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Islamic World| The, <Islamic World dynastic styles and periods>, <Iranian Islamic styles and periods before the Seljuks>)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness)

religion and mythology (purpose)

Specific Subjects:

	inscriptions [300028702]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Information Forms (hierarchy name), information forms (objects), document genres, <documents by form>) (AAT)

	Koran [300265128]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Information Forms (hierarchy name), information forms (objects), document genres, <documents by function>, religious texts) (AAT)

	Hinduism [300073727]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), <religions and religious concepts>, religions (belief systems| cultures)) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: religious, ceremonial, and funerary structures

............... Qutb Minar

Sources and Contributors:
Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ Victoria and Albert Museum [online] (2010) accessed 12 March 2015
	........ British Library Online Gallery (2015-) accessed 12 March 2015
	........ Archaeological Survey of India [online] (2011-) accessed 12 March 2015
	........ Masselos et al., Beato's Delhi (2000) 100
Quwwat al-Islam Mosque Complex	........ [VP]
	........ BWR [online] (2015-) BWR3750447; accessed 12 March 2015
Quwwatuʼl Islam Masjid	........ [VP]
	........ Pande, Qutb Minar and its Monuments (2006) 20
Quwwatuʻl-Islam	........ [VP]
	........ UNESCO World Heritage Centre [online] (1992-) accessed 12 March 2015
Quwwatuʻl Islam	........ [VP]
	........ Pande, Qutb Minar and its Monuments (2006) 1
Qūwat-ul-Islām	........ [VP]
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 12 March 2015
Might of Islam Mosque	........ [VP]
	........ British Library Online Gallery (2015-) accessed 12 March 2015

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

....................... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 12 March 2015

....................... UNESCO World Heritage Centre [online] (1992-) accessed 12 March 2015

....................... British Library Online Gallery (2015-) accessed 12 March 2015

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... British Library Online Gallery (2015-) accessed 12 March 2015
	..... UNESCO World Heritage Centre [online] (1992-) accessed 12 March 2015
	..... Archaeological Survey of India [online] (2011-) accessed 12 March 2015