Visit and describe any park or garden in your neighbourhood. In what ways is it similar to or different from the gardens of the Mughals?
The gardens of Mughals gardens were spread over a very large area. There were a large variety of flowers. They were well-decorated and protected. But the garden in my neighbourhood is not so large. Everyone has easy access to this garden. So the flowers are not safe. Thus, we don't find any similarity.
Name the ruler who won universal respect for constructing a large reservoir just – outside Delhi-i kuhna?
What type of structures were built by kings and their officers between the eighth and the eighteenth centuries?
Find out whether there is a statue of or a memorial to a great person in your village or town. Why was it placed there? What purpose does it serve?
The rich and powerful construct large houses today. In what ways were the constructions of kings and their courtiers different in the past?
How did the Mughal court suggest that everyone the rich and the poor, the powerjul and the weak received justice equally from the emperor?
An inscription in Shah Johan's diwan-i khas in Delhi stated, "If there is Paradise on Earth it is here, it is here, it is here". How was this image created?
Throw light on how the construction of the Rqjarqjeshvara temple was a very difficult task.
How can you say that Mughal rulers adapted regional architectural styles in the construction of their buildings? Explain with examples.
In what ways do you think the policies of Rajendra I and Mahmud of Ghazni were a product of their time? How were the actions of the two rulers different? [Imp.]
Visit and describe any park or garden in your neighbourhood. In what ways is it similar to or different from the gardens of the Mughals?