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Session chair: Mehreen Chida-Razvi, SOAS, University of London,m.chidarazvi@gmail.comWhen the Mughal dynasty ruled over South Asia (here referring tomodern-day Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Nepal), in thecreation of their courtly culture and systems of administration theydrew on both their Central Asian, Timurid heritage as well aspre-existing South Asian traditions. This was true also of the Mughals'architectural patronage, in which aspects of Timurid building practiceswere combined with characteristics of an existing, local South Asianrepertoire of architecture to create a Mughal style.While not diminishing the importance of South Asia's impact on thearchitectural creations of the Mughals, this panel seeks to examine theidea of a shared cultural and artistic heritage that existed betweenthe Mughals and other Persian-speaking societies and kingdoms.Therefore, papers presenting new research on Indo-Islamic architectureof the Mughal-era (1526-1858) as part of an architectural traditionbelonging to the wider Persianate world, a broad region including Iran,the Caucasus, Central Asia, South Asia, and some parts of the formerOttoman Empire, are welcome.Possible themes to consider include, but are not limited to: themovement of architects and/or craftsmen between the Mughal Empire andother parts of the Persianate world; architectural forms and/ordecoration used within and throughout the Indo-Iranian region; paperswhich focus on a single building or group of buildings that were builtin South Asia but looked to a Persianate heritage for their creation,or a monument or group of structures created within the widerPersianate world that were indebted to Mughal architecture for theirs;exploring the commonality between the architecture of the Indo-Iranianworld through texts, visual representations and archaeology.Please submit abstracts no later than June 6, 2014http://www.sah.org/conferences-and-programs/2015-conference-Chicago