During the Mughal period, Persian served as the official language for administration, diplomacy, taxation, revenue records and court proceedings. It also flourished as a literary and cultural language, influencing poetry, architecture, miniature painting and historical writing. Mughal emperors patronized Persian scholars, artists and calligraphers, leading to a rich Indo-Persian cultural synthesis. Important texts like Ain-i-Akbari, Akbarnama, Shah Jahan Nama and Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri were written in Persian. Even though regional languages prospered, Persian remained the language of power, administration and high culture until the later Mughal decline and eventual rise of English under British rule.