Dakhini (Urdu: دکنی‎) also spelled Dakkhani and Deccani, arose as a Muslim court language of the Deccan Plateau ca. 1300 AD in ways similar to Urdu. It is similar to Urdu in its influence from Arabic and Persian with a Hindi base, but differs because of the strong influence of Arabic, Persian, Marathi, Konkani, Telugu and Kannada spoken in the states of Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. This dialect has a rich and extensive literary heritage.