Question

What type of structures were built by kings and their officers between the eighth and the eighteenth centuries?

Answer 1

Hint: In the 5th century only a few buildings were built of stone or brick. In the later centuries with the development in the technologies of construction, bricks and stones were used. During the time period between the 8th and 18th centuries, the structures were categorized into categories.

Complete answer:
During this time period, the category of the structure was into:
The first category was regarded as safe, protected, and magnificent places of the rest of the structures and meant for this world and the next. These categories of structures included forts, palaces, garden residences, and tombs.
The second structure included all the structures that were meant for the purpose of public use. In order to rule a specific group, the king needs to take care of the needs of his subjects. These structures included temples, mosques, tanks, wells, caravanserai which were meant for travelers. These structures were built for the comfort of subjects as well as to win praise from his subjects.
The construction process of these structures was done by others such as merchants. They built temples, mosques, and wells. From the 18th century, large mansions of merchants have survived which come under the category of domestic architecture.
In the 8th and 18th centuries, the trabeate style was used for the construction of structures. Largely stepped wells which were called baolis were attached to temples, mosques, tennis, and buildings.

Note: During the 8th and 18th centuries kings and officers built two types of structures. One meant his own use such as forts, palaces, garden residences, and tombs and the other meant public purposes such as mosques, tanks, wells, caravanserai, and bazaars which had the sole purpose of public welfare.