Which among the following was the official language in the court of Mughals in Medieval India ?

Persian was the official language of the court and administration during the Mughal Empire [c1][t1]. While the early Mughals like Babur and Humayun spoke Chagatai Turkic as their mother tongue, Persian was adopted as the preferred language of the Muslim elite and high culture [t6]. Under Akbar's reign, Persian became the empire's lingua franca due to its non-sectarian and fluid nature, facilitating a centralized administration [t6][c4]. It was used for official documentation, intellectual activity, and diplomacy [c5][t10]. Although Urdu emerged as a common language of communication and gained prominence in the later Mughal period, Persian remained the primary language of the court and literary works throughout the height of the empire [c2][t9]. Arabic was primarily reserved for religious purposes, and Pushtu was not an official court language [t6].

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1. [1] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 14: The Mughal Empire > Literature > p. 218
2. [2] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 14: The Mughal Empire > Introduction > p. 199
3. [3] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 14: The Mughal Empire > 14.11 Religion > p. 216
4. [4] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 14: The Mughal Empire > Literature > p. 219