Language
The official and court language of the Khilji dynasty was Persian. Other languages that were often used include Arabic, a dialect of Turkic and some northern-Indian dialects. Although it was not their native language, the Khilji sultans encouraged the use of Persian. The co-existence of different languages gave birth to an early form of Urdu.
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