Question 11GS1GS3
The Mughal era, which spanned from the 16th century to the mid-19th century, was a period of flourishing literary activity in India. Discuss.
Main Body
The Mughals were dedicated patrons of literary pursuits which covered wide range of languages and themes. Literary activity in Mughal era *Royal Contribution . Jahangir wrote 'Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri' as his autobiography illustrated with beautiful paintings . Bahadur Shah Zafar wrote poetry in urdu under pen name 'Zafar' . Aurangzeb wrote 'Fatwa-i-Alamgiri' to consolidate contemporary laws *Political Treatise . Akbar patronised literary experts.
1Abul Faizi - Ain-i-Akbai, Akbarnama 2) Nizamuddin wrote Akbar's biography 3) Badauni wrote 'Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh' . Shah Jahan's contribution I) Abdul Hamid Lahori wrote Padshahnama *Translations Akbar constituted 'Mughtakhana' to translate Sanskrit texts eg. Badauni Translated - Ramayan, Mahabharat Faizi Translated 'Lilavati' *Samshriti Texts eg. Books by Siddlekhsova and Bharmachandra, commentaries in existing samshriti treatises Significance of literary activities 1) Patronage to Persian by Mughal rulers 2) Existence of multiple languages Eg: Sanskrit, Local Dialects - eg. sar sagar by Cudas in Gwadhi 3) Coexistence of Royal record-keeping and mass production 4) Autobiography & biographies of rulers However, the quality of Sanskrit texts progressively declined and work, degraded in quality by 18 century. Nevertheless, the Mughal literary sources provide wisdom to the aesthetic and honesty literary period of medieval India.
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Conclusion
Nevertheless, the Mughal literary sources provide wisdom to the aesthetic and honesty literary period of medieval India.
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Samiksha Dwivedi
AIR 56
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History
Mughal Era Literature
Literary activity in Mughal era
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