The learning of Persian in South Asia: the curricula and educational institutions for teaching Persian in South Asia
The learning of Persian in South Asia: the curricula and educational institutions for teaching Persian in South Asia

Summary/Abstract: South Asia came into contact with Persian in the late ninth century (Ghani 1941: 74-75). However, it was established as a prestigious literary language in the eleventh century as a consequence of Ghaznavide rule over the Punjab. Indeed, by the thirteenth century, it was established in the centres of Muslim power in other parts of India. The literature of these centres of Persian in pre-Mughal times has been discussed most recently and synoptically by Muzaffar Alam (2003: 131-159). It has also been discussed in detail along with Persian writing during the Mughal period, by Ghani (1929: 30) in English as well as in the three volumes of Tārīx-e adabiyāt (Vols. 3, 4 and 5 abbreviated as Tārīx 1971-1972) and Aḥmed (1974) in Urdu.

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