Persian language In India facts for kids
Before the British found India, Persian language was the country's second official language. It was also thought of as the cultural and scientific language. However, after the British found India in 1832, they replaced it with English.
Persian inscript
There are many stone carved or plastered Persian inscript in India and thousands of hand written books.
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A firman issued under Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, written in Persian. Hindus employed in the Mughal finance department were known to excel at writing these documents, which were used as exemplars in educational institutions.
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A Sharaf-Nama manuscript that was owned by the Sultan of Bengal Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah. It shows Alexander sharing his throne with Queen Nushabah.
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A Persian poem produced in the Deccan. 17th century.
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Firman issued under Mughal Prince Dara Shikoh, dated 1649-1650.
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Marriage certificate of last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, 1840.
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Scene from a Razmnama manuscript: Arjuna hits the fish-eye target, Draupadi's swayamvara.
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Page from a Persian translation of Harivamsa, describing Krishna holding up Mount Govardhana.
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Page from a copy of the Tutinama. While this copy was commissioned by Akbar, the Tutinama itself was a 14th century translation to Persian drawing from the Sanskrit Śukasaptati.
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Page from the Persian translation of Babur's memoirs, Baburnama.
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Page from a copy of Chingiz Nama (Book of Genghis), itself an extract of the Jami al-Tawarikh. Commissioned under Akbar.
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Folio from a copy of Amir Khusro's Hasht-Bihisht, dated 1597–98.
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Verses of the Beloved - love poetry by Munshi Ram, Bengal, 18th century.
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