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Question
The Mughal rulers of India gave encouragement to learning. In this context state briefly the growth of the Persian Literature.
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Solution
The Mughal rulers patronized several poets and gave encouragement to the creation of eminent literature. Many Sanskrit books were translated to Persian and Urdu. Malik Muhammad Jayisi wrote in Hindi, but put forward Sufi concepts with a touch of Persian language.
Through the Persian language. India was able to develop close cultural relations with Central Asia and Iran Persian became the language of upper class and administration. Many Persian words are still injected in the common Hindi language. The famous Persian poet Abul Fazl wrote Ain- i-Akbari. He was in the court of Akbar.
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