Question
Write a note on the literature of Mughal Period.

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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