Q. Which of the following is true regarding architecture under the Delhi Sultanate?

1. This time period marked the development and evolution of a new type of Hindu-Muslim architecture
2. The Delhi Sultanate did not merge Indian civilization with Islamic civilization
3. Hindu architecture was attenuated and new elements took its place such as the use of geometric shapes, calligraphy, inscriptions, etc.

Answer: Both 1 and 3
Notes: Architecture during the Delhi Sultanate merged Indian civilization with Islamic civilization and culturally integrated the Indian subcontinent. The time marked the development and evolution of a new type of Hindu-Muslim architecture in which the decorative exuberance of Hindu architecture was attenuated and new elements took its place such as the use of geometric shapes, calligraphy, inscriptions, etc. The architecture of the Delhi Sultanate includes buildings and monuments from the Slave, Khilji, Tughlaq, Sayyid and Lodi dynasties, which were built 320 years ago in and around Delhi.