WBCS.LIVE practice question

The official language of the Mughal empire was

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Urdu
  2. Persian
  3. Persian and the local language
  4. Turkish

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Persian

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: B. Persian šŸ“š Explanation: 'Persian' was the official court and administrative language of the Mughal Empire. While the rulers and soldiers often spoke early forms of Urdu or Turkish, all legal and historical documents were written in Persian. This led to a profound influence of Persian on Indian culture, literature, and local languages. it remained the official language until it was replaced by English in the 19th century.