Question

What were the contributions of the Delhi Sultans to architecture and literature?

Answer 1

Architecture: 

• The main structures built by the sultans were the famous Qutub Minar, Alai Darwaza, Quwwat – ul – Islam mosque and the fort of Siri, all in Delhi. 
• During the sultanate period, the Urdu language evolved. 
• Amir Khusrau and Amir Hasan were great persian poets of this period. 
• The poet Jayasi wrote ‘Padmavat’ in Urdu which was a sufi poem. 
• Ramananda, Kabirdas, Raidas and Meerabi belonged to this period.