The effect of Persian language and literature on India, from Gūrkāniyān era to the end of Aurangzeb (931-1118 AH)

Iranians cultural interaction with Indians has a long history. The proximity of Old Persian and Avestan language ​​to the Sanskrit language also goes back to these historical interactions. From the arrival of Islam to India until the end of the Gūrkāniyān government, about thirty-two Muslim dynasties governed in India. Most of these governments tried to spread the Persian language and literature. They developed two elements of Islam and the Persian language. The peak of flourishing of the Persian language in India was during Gūrkāniyān era when Persian became the official language of the court. The main issue of this research is to study Persian language and literature status and its effect on India during the Gūrkāniyān era. In this research which has done based on library studies and descriptive-analytical method, it was shown that Persian language and literature in addition to the development of Islam and Iranian culture, had influenced Indian dialects and languages, especially Urdu, and also on Indian economic issues in Gūrkāniyān era.