![]() ![]() This history begins with the invitation of Brahman and Jain intellectuals to King Akbar's court in the 1560s, then details the numerous Mughal-backed texts they and their Mughal interlocutors produced under emperors Akbar, Jahangir (1605–1627), and Shah Jahan (1628–1658). In "Culture of Encounters: Sanskrit at the Mughal Court", religious historian Audrey Truschke documents the interesting exchange between the Persian-speaking Islamic elite of the Mughal Empire and traditional Sanskrit scholars, which engendered a dynamic idea of Mughal rule essential to the empire's survival. ![]() Connections with the Sanskrit cultural world played a crucial role in the evolution of Mughal power and also significantly altered dynamics within Indian literary and religious communities, says a new book. ![]()
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