Multiple choice

The court language of the Mughals was

  1. Arabic

  2. Urdu

  3. Persian

  4. Turkish

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Persian was the official court language and administrative language of the Mughal Empire. All official documents, chronicles, and correspondence were conducted in Persian. While Urdu developed during this period as a spoken language mixing Persian, Arabic, and local dialects, Persian remained the language of the court and elite.