Who made the Persian the court language of the Mughals as the official language?
Akbar
The official language of the Mughal empire was Persian. The Akbar period was popularly known as The Renaissance of Persian literature. At the court of Akbar, several Sanskrit texts were rendered into Persian. During the Akbar rule, all the translation works were done.
What is the official language of the Mughal court?
Persian language
And as we know that the Mughals had selected Persian language as the court language, so the Promotion of Persian was obvious. A number of social, political and economic forces were working behind the promotion of Persian Language and Literature by the Mughals.
Which language was used as the commercial language in the Mughal period?
Turkish was present even in Akbar the Great’s time. One theory stipulates that the Mughals had no choice but to use Persian as the language in continuation with the legacy of the Delhi Sultanate.
What was the leading language of the Mughal court what factors contributed to its advancement?
Turkish was the mother tongue of Mughals, but it was Akbar who made Persian the leading language of Mughal court. Persian became Indianised by absorbing local idioms.
What was the language spoken by Mughal emperor Babur and Humayun?
Babur & Humayun spoke Chaghtai. Akbar’s mother Hamida Bano was Persian.
What is official language of Delhi Sultanate?
Persian
Delhi Sultanate
| Delhi Sultanate سلطنت دهلی | |
|---|---|
| Common languages | Persian (official), Hindavi (from 1451) |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Government | Sultanate |
| Sultan |
How did languages develop in the Delhi Sultanate period?
Answer: The Delhi Sultanate literature began with the rise of Persian speaking people to the throne of the Sultanate of Delhi, naturally resulted in the spread of the Persian language in India. Gradually however as more Indians learnt the language, the literary works began to have a more Indian theme.