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During the medieval times Hindustan referred to which part of the Indian subcontinented |
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Answer» Hindustan is derived from the Persian word Hindu. In Old Persian, the region beyond the Indus river was referred to as Hindus (the Iranic equivalent of Sanskrit Sindhu) hence Modern Persian Hind, Hindu.This combined with the Iranic suffix 'sthan' results in Hindustan, "land of the Hindus". By about 1st century BC, the term "Hein-tu" was used by Chinese, for referring to North Indian people.The term came into common use under the rule of the Mughals who referred to their dominion, centered on Delhi, as 'Hindustan'. In the geographical sense: The areas of Punjab, Haryana and the lands between the Ganga and Yamuna was referred to as Hindustan.In the political sense: The lands that were a part of the dominions of the Delhi Sultan were referred to as Hindustan. The areas included in this term shifted with the extent of the Sultanate. It never included south India. |
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