Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Kings and Chronicles

Question:

'Hindavi' was _________.

Options:

A mother Goddess of ancient India

A book of Alvar Saints

A travellogue written by Al-Biruni

A language

Correct Answer:

A language

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → A language

"Hindavi" was a language spoken in medieval India, particularly during the 12th to 17th centuries.

Mughal court chronicles were written in Persian. Under the Sultans of Delhi it flourished as a language of the court and of literary writings, alongside north Indian languages, especially Hindavi and its regional variants. As the Mughals were Chaghtai Turks by origin, Turkish was their mother tongue. Their first ruler Babur wrote poetry and his memoirs in this language.