Promotion of Learning in India during Muhammadan Rule (by Muhammadans) c17.5

c17.5

“My (Jahāngīr’s) father used to hold discourse with learned men of all persuasions, particularly with the Paṇḍits and the intelligent persons of Hindustan. Though he was *illiterate*, yet from constantly conversing with learned and clever persons, his language was so polished that no one could discover from his conversation that he was entirely *uneducated*. He understood even the elegances of poetry and prose so well that it is impossible to conceive of any one more proficient.”²