LITERARY HERITAGE OF INDIA. — Social Science STD 10 — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Social ScienceLITERARY HERITAGE OF INDIA.3 Marks
Question
Write a note on the literature of Mughal Period.
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Answer
Mughal Period Literature
Mughal Period saw great development in the field of literature as it had seen in the field of art and architecture.
i. Babar
He was one of the pioneers of Turkish poetry.
He wrote his autobiography 'Tuzuk-e-Babari' in Turkish, which was later, translated into Persian as 'Babarnama'.
ii. Gulbadan Begum
Humayun's sister wrote his biography 'Humayun-nama'.
iii. Jahangir
He wrote his autobiography, the 'Tuzuk-e-Jahangiri'.
iv. Aurangzeb
He was a prolific(creative) writer.
v. Bahadur Shah Zafar
The last Mughal Emperor was a notable Urdu poet.
vi. Akbar
During his rule Hindi literature progressed and he had set up a department for translating Sanskrit works like Mahabharata, Ramayana, Atharvaveda, Bhagwad Gita and Panchtantra into Persian.
Tulsidas and Surdas wrote during his reign.
Keshavdas wrote about love and separation.
Rahim wrote dohas
Abul Fazal wrote 'Ain-e-Akbari' which talks about the traditions and customs, discipline during the rule of Akbar and the 'Akbarnama'.
Faizi was a great Persian poet who translated many Sanskrit works into Persian.
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