Editing Deccani language (section)

=== Decline ===
The Mughal conquest of the Deccan by [[Aurangzeb]] in the 17th century connected the southern regions of the subcontinent to the north, and introduced a hegemony of northern tastes. This began the decline of Deccani poetry, as literary patronage in the region decreased. The sociopolitical context of the period is reflected in Hashmi Bijapuri's poem, composed two years after the fall of Bijapur, in a time when many southern poets were pressured to change their language and style for patronage:{{Sfn|Shaheen|Shahid|2018|pp=116 & 143}}
{{Verse translation|tuje chākrī kya tu apnīch bōl,
terā shēr dakhnī hai dakhnīch bōl|Why bother about patrons, in your own words do state;
Your poetry is Dakhni, and only in it should you narrate}}

The literary centres of the Deccan had been replaced by the capital of the Mughals, so poets migrated to Delhi for better opportunities. A notable example is that of [[Wali Deccani]] (1667–1707), who adapted his Deccani sensibilities to the northern style and produced a [[Diwan (poetry)|''divan'']] in this variety. His work inspired the Persianate poets of the north to compose in the local dialect, which in their hands became an intermediate predecessor of Hindustani known as [[Rekhta]]. This accelerated the downfall of Deccani literature, as Rekhta came to dominate the competing dialects of Mughal Hindustan.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book|last=Faruqi|first=Shamsur Rahman|title=Urdu Literary Culture, Part 1|work=Literary Cultures in History. Reconstructions from South Asia.|publisher=University of California Press|year=2003|isbn=0520228219|editor-last=Pollock|editor-first=Sheldon|pages=837 & 839}}</ref> The advent of the [[Asaf Jahis]] slowed this down, but despite their patronage of regional culture, Deccani Urdu's literary tradition died. However, the spoken variety has lived on in the Deccani Muslims, retaining some of its historical features and continuing to be influenced by the neighbouring Dravidian languages.{{Sfn|Shaheen|Shahid|2018|pp=118–119}}{{Sfn|Mustafa|2008|p=185}}