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Architecture of India
The tomb of Firoz Shah (not to be confused with the same name of the Tughlaq dynasty at Delhi – see associated article) was enlarged to two large bays to also accommodate members of the royal family. A simple structure, it is marked by the trellis work in its windows, the kalash at the corners marking an increasing awareness of the local craftsman and his repertory, and the low-slung domes which cap the roof.
However, apart from its wealth of tombs, mosques and citadels, the Bahmani dynasty can also lay claim to another masterpiece – the madrassa of Mahmud Gawan, the Persian minister of Muhammed Shah Bahmani III (1463-1482).
Despite its monumentality and originality, however, the type represented by this Iranian import did not subsequently find favor in India. –
Ashish Nangia |
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On a rectangular base, this mosque has arcades two bays deep and a
triple-aisled prayer hall which runs around three sides of the building. The
space of the central court itself is covered over with smaller domes, with
arches springing from imposts spanning the area of the court. These arches
contrast with the trefoil arches of the mihrab and the squinches – these again
being traces of Seljuk work at the Isfahan Jami Masjid. This Gulbarga variant
of arches with imposts, though not universally emulated, was to prove very
popular with the Adil Shahis of Bijapur who subjugated Gulbarga late in the
15th century.
The tombs of the first Bahmani rulers at Gulbarga are fairly simple structures
of plastered stone and rubble work. 
This tendency to fusion with native crafts and motifs reappears very
distinctly in the Langar-ki-masjid at Gulbarga, where the outer arches are
supported on serpentine columns, and the increasing profusion of decoration is
marked. 
The most striking feature of this structure is its three stories of cells, a
most unusual happening in a madrassa. The elevated domes marking the
entrances and the imposing minarets combine to make this a high point of the
influence of Persian Islamic art and architecture in India. 