Why didn't the Mughals continue using Turkish as their primary language?

Turkish was a minority language in India; Persian provided a more established, sophisticated, and widely understood medium for governing a diverse population.

Mughal Administration

UPSC Archival Analysis

Exam Year

2012

Evidence Source

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ID: MED_LIT_2012_60 Ref: The Mughal World by Abraham Eraly

Court Language during Mughal period was-

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The official court and administrative language of the Mughal Empire was Persian.