Mughal empire when he invaded
Kashmir in the late 16th century. Seventeenth-
century expanded
thMughal art shows the
infl uence of both Hindu and Islamic cultures:
aspects of a Buddhist aesthetic
based on organic patterns and sculptural
ornamentation were combined with
the Islamic sense of mathematical order
and geometry. These infl uences can be
seen in the architectural features and
built forms of Mughal gardens, and in
the painted miniatures produced during
this period.