Building Burhanpur: The Process of Constructing a Mughal City

IF 0.7 2区 艺术学 0 ARCHITECTURE
Muqarnas Pub Date : 2022-10-07 DOI:10.1163/22118993-00391p06
Rachel Hirsch
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When Emperor Akbar (r. 1556–1605) conquered Burhanpur, the capital of the Khandesh sultanate, in 1601, he catalyzed a decades-long process of transforming the city into a regional capital of the Mughal empire. In this essay, I argue that Mughal Burhanpur was constructed in three stages of spatial and architectural developments over the course of three decades. In the first stage, Akbar symbolically appropriated Burhanpur’s preexisting monumental architecture to demonstrate his conquest over the city. In the second stage, subimperial officers expanded the city through prolific patronage of civic architecture, most notably an underground canal system that carried fresh water several kilometers into the city. Lastly, when Shah Jahan (r. 1628–58) moved to the city in 1629, he implemented a new program of architectural construction that transformed Burhanpur from a provincial capital into an imperial one in just over two years. From symbolic appropriation to urban expansion and then to the implementation of an imperial architectural program, this three-part construction process ultimately transformed a town on the edge of an empire into a legible Mughal city.
建造布尔罕普尔:莫卧儿城市的建设过程
1601年,阿克巴皇帝(1556-1605年在位)征服了汗国的首都布尔汉布尔,他推动了一个长达数十年的进程,将这座城市转变为莫卧儿帝国的地区首都。在这篇文章中,我认为莫卧儿布尔汉普尔是在三十年的空间和建筑发展中分三个阶段建造的。在第一阶段,阿克巴象征性地借用了布尔汉普尔原有的纪念性建筑,以展示他对这座城市的征服。在第二阶段,下级政府官员通过大量赞助市政建筑来扩大城市,最著名的是将淡水输送到城市几公里的地下运河系统。最后,当沙贾汗(1628-58年在位)于1629年搬到这座城市时,他实施了一项新的建筑建设计划,在短短两年多的时间里将布尔汉布尔从一个省会变成了一个帝国首都。从象征性的挪用到城市扩张,再到帝国建筑计划的实施,这一由三部分组成的建设过程最终将一个帝国边缘的城镇转变为一座清晰可见的莫卧儿城市。
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Muqarnas Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
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