  In spite of this, Persian did not achieve the linguistic penetration it had in the north of the subcontinent.
<meaning-changed>   In spite of this, Persian did not achieve the linguistic penetration it had in the north of the subcontinent.
 A notable poet patronised by the Bahmans was Abdul Isami, who wrote the first Persian history of the Muslim conquest of India titled Futuh-us-Salatin. In spite of this, Persian did not achieve the linguistic penetration it had in the north of the subcontinent.