After the Mongols conquered the region in 1258, Iranian scholars and writers
A)read and wrote only in Persian.
B)read and wrote only in Arabic.
C)were relentlessly persecuted under the Safavids.
D)read Arabic as well as Persian, but favored Persian.
E)opposed the government's forging of diplomatic ties with Mughal India.

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Iranian scholars and writers continued to read Arabic as well as Persian after the Mongol conquest in 1258, but they favored Persian for their own literary and scholarly works. This period saw a significant flourishing of Persian literature and culture, even as Persian scholars maintained their knowledge of Arabic, which was important for religious and scientific texts.

After the Mongols Conquered the Region in 1258, Iranian Scholars