Indian Castles 1206-1526. The Rise and Fall of the Delhi Sultanate (Osprey Fortress Series No 51)

Published by Osprey UK 2006.

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"Sales/posting to the USA suspended". Card covers, 64pp b&w and colour illustrations, maps. Light wear to card edges/corners; a very good copy. The Osprey Fortress series looks at design, technology and history of key fortresses, strategic positions and defensive systems. This era is rightly considered to be the defining age of Indian castle and fortification design. The instability and feudal division of the country throughout the greater part of the period led to the intense fortification of many of the provinces, as each small lord sought to bolster his position by constructing castles. It is also the period during which Indian castles start to show their defining features, elements of which would be modified in later years as the technology of siege warfare changed. The combined influence of the Islamic and Hindu architectural tradition lends these fortifications a unique style. This title will cover all the major sites of the period - including the fabled seven medieval cities on the site of present-day Delhi, as well as covering the prominent sieges that occurred.…

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Title
Indian Castles 1206-1526. The Rise and Fall of the Delhi Sultanate (Osprey Fortress Series No 51)
Author
Nossov, Konstantin S (illustrated by Brian Delf)
Publisher
Osprey UK 2006.

Alexander Fax Booksellers

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