The Mughals brought with them the Persian language which affected all aspects of life in India
Dr Kiran Paithankar
Persian, one of the oldest languages in the world, has had a major linguistic and literary influence over Indian languages. The greatest interaction between the Iranian and Indian nations occurred during Mughal rule when the impact of Persian was evident in all aspects of life in India. With the influence of Iranian culture and language emerged an entirely new style of poetry and prose in Indian literature. According to scholar A. D. Safavi, "the interaction of Indo-Iranian cultures also gave birth to a new language, Rekhta or Urdu which is a synthesis of Hindi, Persian and Arabic words.”
Akbar, the......