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

Q: Court Language during Mughal period was-

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

Exam Year

2012

Evidence Source

Link

ID: MED_LIT_2012_60 Ref: The Mughal World by Abraham Eraly