AHS 126: Sultans and Saints: the Visual and Material Culture of Islam in South Asia

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; written work, 3 hours

Catalog page 140

Prerequisites: restricted to class level standing of sophomore, junior, or senior; or consent of instructor

Description: Introduction to the art and architecture of Muslim dynasties in South Asia from the eighth to the eighteenth century. Explores the centrality of manuscripts in Islamic artistic culture. Studies the movement and settlement of religious, political, and intellectual elites throughout the Subcontinent and the buildings and objects they commissioned.

Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Year F W S Su Total
2024-25 36/75 36/75
2022-23 37/75 37/75
2020-21 39/75 39/75
2019-20 63/75 63/75