Power, Memory, Architecture: Contested Sites on India's Deccan Plateau, 1300-1600

Focusing On India's Deccan Plateau In The Turbulent Sixteenth Century, This Book Examines The Political Histories And Material Culture Of Fortified Strongholds That Were Repeatedly Contested By The Region's Rival Primary Centres. It Explores The Many Ways That Political Power, Monumental Architecture, And Collective Memory Interacted With One Another. It Also Radically Rethinks The Usefulness Of Hindu-muslim Relations As The Master Key For Interpreting This Period Of South Asian History. Chalukya Emperors, Delhi Sultans, 1000-1350 -- Temples And Conquest, 1296-1500 -- Reviving The Chalukya Imperium At Sixteenth-century Vijayanagara -- Bijapur's Revival Of Chalukya Imperium -- Shitab Khan And The Restoration Of Kakatiya Cults And Temples -- Qutb Shahi Warangal And The Foundation Of Hyderabad -- The Military Revolution In The Deccan -- The Political Functions Of City Gates. Richard M. Eaton, Phillip B. Wagoner. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [368]-379) And Index.