Persian lutes were played at the Mughal court and may have provided a basis of the sitar; however, there is no physical evidence for the sitar until the time of the collapse of the Mughal Empire between 1690 and 1720.
Persian lutes were played at the Mughal court. Persian lutes may have provided a basis of the sitar. There is no physical evidence for the sitar until the time of the collapse of the Mughal Empire between 1690 and 1720. This is however.