Mogulplan  

Mughal plan is a kind of mosque plan. It is characterized by a huge courtyard with four iwans, a long and narrow prayer hall with onion domes (usually three or…

Shamsa

(from Persian ﺷﻤﺲ for "sun") radiant motif of enlightenment, used in India as in Persia. It symbolizes light and sometimes power.

Shîsh Mahal

(Comes from Persian meaning "six pavilions") room decorated with a mosaic of mirrors. This type of decoration appears under Shah Jahân and is often used in late Mughal architecture as…

Haram

Prayer room in a mosque. See also the various components of the mosque in the article on Islamic architecture ( Arabic wordfor forbidden , inviolable , sacred ).

Zanâna

or zenana (in Persian ﺯﻧﻬﺎ , zanhâ means "women") part of the palace reserved for women and more or less equivalent to the harem in India .

Hasht Bihisht

or Hasht Behecht ( Persian word for eight paradises ) type of plan organized in eight fields around a ninth in the center. This plan originated in Iran , but…

Huqqa  

Water pipe. This type of object enjoyed great popularity since the 17th century , when the Portuguese introduced tobacco to the Mughal court in 1604.