04-27-2007, 02:44 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Wrong. Sanskrit was never the language of governance across the length and breadth of India. Mughals never really held sway over the entire landmass of India. In 1600, when Mughal empire was at its zenith, large parts of southern India remained largely free of Mughal dominance. That is the reason why one can still find so many beautiful temples built more than a thousand years ago. The landmass controlled by Mughals was impressive because it contained all of present-day Pakistan and Bangladesh within it. When you superimpose it upon present-day India, only half of India was under Mughal governance. Additionally, in Rajasthan, for example, Mughals relied on local Rajput kings to deliver the tax revenue without too much hindrance into their governance. Neither sanskrit nor urdu was used in such enclaves even during the Mughal era.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->