History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET July 2016 History
Which one of the following is not true about the Saiyid and Lodi architecture?
AKhan-i-Jahan Maqbul's tomb inspired the Saiyid and Lodi rulers to build octagonal tombs.
BThe inner and outer shell of the dome, with a space left between the two in Sikandar's tomb, marks the beginning of the double dome.
CThe Saiyids and Lodis did not erect any square-plan tombs. ✓ Correct
DThe Sur family tombs at Sasaram are all octagonal.
Correct answer: (C) The Saiyids and Lodis did not erect any square-plan tombs. — The statement that they built no square-plan tombs is not true, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The statement that they built no square-plan tombs is not true, so that is the answer.
★The Saiyids and Lodis did in fact build square-plan tombs as well as octagonal ones.
★So the claim that they built none is wrong.
★The other statements about their architecture are correct.
★The double dome began with the tombs of Taj Khan and Sikandar Lodi.
★But its fully mature form first appears in the tomb of Humayun.
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