ROLE OF PERSIANS AT

THE MUGHAL COURT:

A
HISTORICAL STUDY
A Dissertation submitted to KALINGA
University in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of Master of
Philosophy in the faculty of History

Submitted by
by

Supervised

Basanta Kumar Mohanty

Patra
(Roll No.
)
Department of History

Dr. Sushanta Kumar

Reader and HOD,
MPC Autonomous College,

Baripada

KALINGA UNIVERSITY
Village: Kotni, Near Mantralaya, Naya Raipur 492101 Chhattisgarh

DECLARATION

I Basanta Kumar Mohanty hereby declare that the Dissertation entitled Role of
Persians at the Mughal Court a Historical Study submitted to Kalinga
University, Raipur, for

M. Phil in Economics under the supervision of Dr.

Sushanta Kumar Patra has not been previously formed the basis for the award
of any other degree, Diploma, Associate ship, Fellowship or other title.

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( Basanta Kumar Mohanty )
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Name of the student

: Basanta Kumar Mohanty

Name of the Subject

: Role of Persians at the Mughal Court a Historical

Study
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: Dr. Sushanta Kumar Patra

Guide Official Address

: Reader and Head of the Department of History

MPC Autonomous College
Baripada

Phone Number

Guide Residential Address

: Word No- 1, Ambika Sahi,

Baripada, Dist- Mayurbhanj, Odisha

Phone No/ Mobile No

: 9861456699

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Supervisor of Mr. Basanta Kumar Mohanty, M. Phil scholar.

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This is certify that the Dissertation entitled Role of Persians at the Mughal Court a
Historical Study is a bonafide record of independent research work done by
Sri Basanta Kumar Patra (Roll. No. -

) under my supervision during 2014-15

submitted to the Kalinga University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh in partial fulfillment for the
award for the M. PHIL Degree in History And that the Dissertation has not previously
formed the basis for the award of any other degree, Diploma, Associateship, Fellowship
or other title.

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Abstract
This dissertation renders the Persians role at the Mughal Court that was really their enormous
contribution which provided Mughal Empire an additional glory, ecstasy and magnificence in its
enterprise. Thus the significance of this historical study stems from a huge and multidimensional
role played by the Persians at the Mughal Court and as well in the annals of Mughal India, as a
consequence of their continuous migration towards Indian Sub-continent. The research shows a
historical background of over-all Indo-Persian relations that has been occurred during ancient and
medieval times before the advent of Mughal Empire in India. It purports the causes of migration of
Persian emigrants towards Mughal India and their key role in the politics and administration along
with its comparison with other fractions of nobility which were prevailing in India. Dissertation also
unfolds the religious role of Persians in separate epochs during the Mughal regime, in view of the
establishment of Safawid Dynasty in Persia and its Safawid religious propaganda. It underlines the
Persians role in the language and literature during the Mughal regime as well as the causes of
migration of Persian men-of-pen towards Mughal India. It cogently highlights the impact of Persian
language and literature on other spheres of India. In addition, it also discloses Persians gigantic role
in the Mughal culture, arts and society and deals with the analysis of some of the Persian cultural
customs, traditions in Mughal culture and society that resulted by the firm interactions with the
Persians. Self-made analytical data tables support the entire role of Persians at the Mughal Court
throughout the research period. Dissertation concludes that Mughal rulers of India kept up the
closest of contacts with Persia and there was a stream of talented Persians which comprised
administrators, theologians, scholars and artists coming over the Indian frontiers to seek fame and

fortune at the brilliant Court of the Great Mughals. They performed a crucial role in trimming and
enterprising the multidimensional aspects of entire Mughal period under study.