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Acknowledgements. Maps/Klaus Rotzer.

1. Introduction/Helen Philon.

2. Fortifications/Klaus Rotzer.

3. Daulatabad, Gulbarga, Firuzabad and Sagar under the Early Bahmanis (1347-1422)/Helen Philon.

4. Bidar under the Later Bahmanis and Baridis (1432-1619)/Helen Philon.

5. Ahmadnagar under the Nizam Shahis (1496-1636)/Pushkar Sohoni.

6. Bijapur under the Adil Shahis (1490-1686)/Mark Brand.

7. Golconda and Hyderabad under the Qutb Shahis (1495-1687)/Marika Sardar.

8. Daulatabad and Aurangabad under the Mughals (1660-1707)/George Michell.

9. Hyderabad under the Asaf Jahis (1724-1950)/Alison Mackenzie Shah.

10. Hydraulic works and gardens/Klaus Rotzer.

10. Architectural decoration/Helen Philon.

11. Plans/Klaus Rotzer.

Glossary. Bibliography.

Index. Contributors.

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