Pushkar Sohoni is a Lecturer in South Asian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, USA.

CHAPTER 1
LOCATING FRAGMENTS: BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DECCAN
The Deccan: a brief history
Hindustan and the Deccan as diverse and unified landscapes
Visual Culture of the Deccan Sultanates
Continuities and ruptures: Purity and Hybridity of Architecture in the Deccan
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CHAPTER 2
MULTIPLE PASTS: THE NIZAM SHAHS OF AHMADNAGAR
The Nizam Shahs
Architectural patronage under the Nizam Shahs
Drawing boundaries: Historiography of the Nizam Shahs
CHAPTER 3
CONSTRUCTING SOCIETY: SOCIETY AND ARCHITECTURAL KNOWLEDGE
Methods to study architectural remains
Guilds and movements of craftspeople recovered
Sultanate architecture and regional variations
Extra-regional Architectural Programs and Building Typologies
Global Architecture and Local Construction
Urgency to study, research and recover
CHAPTER 4
LAYING THE LAND: PATTERNS OF URBAN SETTLEMENTS AND THEIR DIS-TRIBUTION
Urban Design and Settlements
Junnar
Daulatabad
Ahmadnagar
Chaul
Parenda
Sindkhed Raja
Urban Systems: Water Supply and civic buildings
Military Design and Fortification
CHAPTER 5
DESIGNS OF GRANDEUR: PALACES AND MANSIONS
Palaces and Mansions
Farah Bakhsh Bagh
Hasht Bihisht Bagh
Manzarsumbah
Palace near Bhatavadi (Kalawantinicha Mahal)
Architecture of Palaces for the Sultan
CHAPTER 6
OTHER ARCHITECTURAL PROGRAMS
Mosques
Tombs
Hammams, caravansarais and miscellaneous buildings
CHAPTER 7
MATERIAL CULTURE BEYOND ARCHITECTURE AND SETTLEMENTS
Visual space
Ahmadnagar paintings
Coins of the Nizam Shahs
Texts
Other contributions
Cultural production and technological innovation
CHAPTER 8
CONCLUSION: END OF AN OLD WORLD
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