History - The Moghul Period

There came a crucial and important period for North Indian Classical Music - the Moghul period. The Moghuls are remembered for various harms they inflicted on India at that period - looting, shattering ancient and divinely temples, imposing religion on many - but if we look at music, there is no major harm done in that field. It is also stated very commonly that they are the ones who brought Music from the temples. It is amazing that while making it mundane and vulgar, they have also enriched it.

When the Moghuls first came to India, all the books on Classical Music were in Sanskrit. Although they could hardly understand them, they gradually developed an interest, and became aprt and parcel of this art from. They later introduced new musical instruments and of course many new melodies. India was honored with many great milestones of Hindustani Classical Music in this period.