Question

Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the linguistic concern during the reign of Akbar?

विकल्प

• It was Akbar who consciously set out to make Persian the leading language of the Mughal court.

• Still Turkish was the language of administration at all levels so accountants, clerks and other functionaries also learnt it.

• Cultural and intellectual contacts with Iran, as well as a regular stream of Iranian and Central Asian migrants seeking positions at the Mughal court, might have motivated the emperor to adopt the language.

• Persian was elevated, to a language of empire, conferring power and prestige on those who had a command of it. It was spoken by the king, the royal household and the elite at court.

Answer 1

Still Turkish was the language of administration at all levels so accountants, clerks and other functionaries also learnt it.

Explanation:

Akbar purposefully set out to make Persian the dominant language of the Mughal court. Cultural and intellectual links with Iran, as well as a steady influx of Iranian and Central Asian migrants seeking employment at the Mughal court, may have influenced the emperor's decision to adopt the language. Persian was raised to the status of imperial language, giving power and prestige to those who could speak it. It was said by the monarch, the royal household, and the court's elite. It also became the language of administration at all levels, so accountants, clerks, and other functionaries learned it as well.