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[[File:India, Mughal, early 17th century - An Illuminated Folio from the Royal Manuscript of the Farhang-i Jahangiri ( - 2013.318.a - Cleveland Museum of Art.jpg|thumb|A page from the ''[[Farhang-i-Jahangiri]]'', a monumental dictionary compiled under [[Mughal Emperors]] [[Akbar]] and [[Jahangir]].<ref name=":4" /> Between the 10th and 19th centuries, Indian [[lexicography]] output consistently dwarfed that of [[Iran]].{{Sfn|Alam|2003|p=149}}]] | [[File:India, Mughal, early 17th century - An Illuminated Folio from the Royal Manuscript of the Farhang-i Jahangiri ( - 2013.318.a - Cleveland Museum of Art.jpg|thumb|A page from the ''[[Farhang-i-Jahangiri]]'', a monumental dictionary compiled under [[Mughal Emperors]] [[Akbar]] and [[Jahangir]].<ref name=":4" /> Between the 10th and 19th centuries, Indian [[lexicography]] output consistently dwarfed that of [[Iran]].{{Sfn|Alam|2003|p=149}}]] | ||
The '''Persian language in India''' ({{lang-fa|{{Nastaliq|زبان فارسی در | The '''Persian language in India''' ({{lang-fa|{{Nastaliq | ||
|زبان فارسی در هند}}}} {{lang-hi|भारत में फारसी भाषा}}), before the [[British Raj|British colonisation]], was the language of elites, primarily muslims, and an official language in Norther region of India .{{Efn|This article uses the terms 'India' and 'Indian' in a [[Names of India|historical sense]] to refer to the Indian subcontinent; this is not to be confused with the modern-day country of [[India]] and its citizens.|name=India_historical|group=lower-alpha}} The language was brought into [[India]] by various [[Turkic peoples|Turkic]] and [[Afghans|Afghan]] dynasties from the 11th century onwards, notable of which were the [[Ghaznavids]], [[Delhi Sultanate]] and the [[Mughal Dynasty]]. [[Persian language|Persian]] held official status in the court and the administration within these empires. It largely replaced [[Sanskrit]] as the language of politics, literature, education, and social status in India.<ref name=":2" /> | |||
The spread of Persian closely followed the [[Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent|invasion]] and [[Islam in South Asia|religious]] growth of [[Islam]] in India. However Persian historically played the role of an overarching, often non-sectarian language connecting the diverse people of the region. It also helped construct a Persian identity, incorporating the Indian subcontinent into the transnational world of [[Greater Iran]], or [[Ajam]].{{Sfn|Alam|2003|p=134 & 188}} Persian's historical role and functions in the subcontinent have caused the language to be compared to [[South Asian English|English]] in the modern-day region.{{Sfn|Abidi|Gargesh|2008|p=103}} | The spread of Persian closely followed the [[Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent|invasion]] and [[Islam in South Asia|religious]] growth of [[Islam]] in India. However Persian historically played the role of an overarching, often non-sectarian language connecting the diverse people of the region. It also helped construct a Persian identity, incorporating the Indian subcontinent into the transnational world of [[Greater Iran]], or [[Ajam]].{{Sfn|Alam|2003|p=134 & 188}} Persian's historical role and functions in the subcontinent have caused the language to be compared to [[South Asian English|English]] in the modern-day region.{{Sfn|Abidi|Gargesh|2008|p=103}} | ||