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History Indian Art Terms, Final
History Indian Art Terms, Final
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Undergraduate 1
03/19/2012

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Garuda
Definition
Mount or vehicle of Vishnu
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Gopuram
Definition
monumental gatehouse of South Indian temples
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Kalasha
Definition
(lit. water vessel): finial on a Hindu temple roof or gopuram
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Minakshi and Sundareshvara
Definition
Shiva and Parvati of Madurai Temple
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Narasimha
Definition
man-lion incarnation of Vishnu (see Dehejia, fig 186)
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Nataraja
Definition
god Shiva in his form of the cosmic dancer (see Dehejia, Fig. 2)
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Ramayana
Definition
adventures of God Rama. One of the two Indian epics.
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Yali
Definition
mythological lion-like figure
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Gopi
Definition
cowherd girl. Radha is the favorite gopi of Krishna.
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Rajput
Definition
“sons of kings”. Hindu kings ruling in the area of Rajasthan.
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Akbarnama
Definition
“Book of Akbar”. Memoirs of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (see Dehejia Figs. 196-7 and Mitter Fig. 76).
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Babur
Definition
founder of the Mughal dynasty
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Cenotaph
Definition
empty tomb
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Char bagh (also chahar bagh)
Definition
lit: four-fold garden. A garden divided into four parts by four water channels. The char bagh is used in Mughal funerary architecture to evoke the idea of paradise
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Chattri
Definition
domed kiosk
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Chajja
Definition
projecting eave
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Darwaza (also darvaza)
Definition
ceremonial gateway
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Diwan-i-Amm
Definition
Public Audience Hall of a Mughal Palace
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Diwan-i-Khass
Definition
Private audience Hall of a Mughal Palace
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Hamzanama
Definition
“Tales of Hamza”. Persian cycle of stories originated in Iran in the 11th century describing the fantastic adventures of Hamza, the paternal uncle of the Prophet Muhammad (Prophet of Islam)
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Haveli
Definition
townhouse built around a central courtyard
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Jali
Definition
latticed window, pierced screen
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Jarokha
Definition
decorative projecting balcony
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Madrasa
Definition
Islamic school
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Mardana
Definition
men’s quarter of a Mughal or Rajput palace
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Mihrab
Definition
niche in the qibla wall that indicates the direction of Mecca towards which Muslim must face during prayer
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Minaret
Definition
tower attached to a mosque (such as the Qutub Minar, Delhi)
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Padshahnama
Definition
the book of the Emperor Shah Jahan
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Pietradura
Definition
inlay with semi-precious stones
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Qibla wall
Definition
the wall of a mosque that marks the direction of Mecca
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Rauza
Definition
mausoleum
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Shahnama
Definition
“Book of Kings” Persian literary work written by the poet Firdawsi (d. 1002) (see Dehejia, fig. 170)
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Sufi
Definition
mystic saint of Islam (such as Shaikh Salim Chishti)
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Zenana
Definition
women’s quarters of a Mughal or Rajput palace
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Swaraj
Definition
Independence (“self-rule")
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Swadeshi
Definition
Self-sufficiency ("of one's own country“)
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