Mir Amman's Bagh-O-Bahar clearly specifies Urdu's history as a language used in Taimur's camp & Bazars. Hindus already had their own Bhasha - Hindi. Shahjahan officially named it Urdu-e-Mu'alla (spoken in supreme camp/bazar)
Urdu was Persianized Khari Boli REJECTED by Hindus.
Urdu was Persianized Khari Boli REJECTED by Hindus.
References:
Bagh o Bahar, Tales of the Four Darweshes, translated from the Hindustani of Mir Amman of Dihli, Duncan Forbes, 1857
A History of Hindi Language and Literature, R.L. Handa, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 1978
Bagh o Bahar, Tales of the Four Darweshes, translated from the Hindustani of Mir Amman of Dihli, Duncan Forbes, 1857
A History of Hindi Language and Literature, R.L. Handa, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 1978
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