How Persian became the language of colonial India’s religious surveys

Historian Jean Arzoumanov’s discovery of an 18th-century Jain text in Persian reveals a forgotten era where Hindu scholars ...
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The Rise and Fall of the Persianate World in Central and South Asia

The Taj Mahal in Agra, India, which was built by Shah Jahan of the Mughal dynasty is an example of the Indo-Persian architectural style. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/ Yann The ongoing war in Iran has ...