Editing Kalaburagi (section)

=== Art and architecture ===
[[File:Haft_Gumbad.jpg|thumb|[[Haft Gumbaz]]]]
[[File:Massive_Chor_Gumbaz.jpg|thumb|[[Chor Gumbad]]]]
The largest collection of Islamic art is seen at the domed ceiling and walls are adorned with paintings containing calligraphy designs and floral, flower and plants and geometric patterns inside the 14th-century tomb of Sufi saint Syed Shah Qhabulullah Husayni with natural colours. By religious restrictions, the artist was prohibited from depicting living beings in the interior of tomb, and his imagination was therefore employed either in inventing new designs for religious texts or in adding further delicacy and subtleness to the geometric and floral devices by making the drawings more and more intricate. A small tomb beside the said Sufi's has an excellent work of painted flower plants on the ceiling. Another vacant Shore Gumbad outside the city has delicate designs on its domed ceiling is superb.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}

The walls and ceiling of the tomb of Sultan Firuz Shah Bahmani can be appreciated which, although monotone, represents faithfully the creepers and floral patterns, the numerous geometric devices and calligraphic styles. The most notable building, however, of this period is the Jama Masjid of Kalaburagi fort, built by a Persian architect named Rafi in 1367 during the reign of Bahmani King [[Mohammed Shah I]].

The glory of the towns in north Karnataka waned with the decline of the Bahmani dynasty, although Barid Shahi and [[Adil Shahi dynasty|Adil Shahi]] Kings kept up its beauty during their chequered rule. It suffers from pollution through nickel and lead.

Royal patronage played an important role in the making of Islamic art, as it has in the arts of other cultures. From the 14th century onwards, especially in eastern lands, the books of art provide the best documentation of courtly patronage.

For more information about the rich culture of Gulbarga, the book titled, '''Muslim Monuments of Gulbarga, (A Cultural Study)''' by '''Dr. Md. Salahuddin Munshi''' can be referred.