Question

How has the term ‘Hindustan’ changed over the centimes?

Answer 1

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The meaning of the term “Hindustan” changed over the centuries:

In the 13th century, Minhaj-i-Siraj wrote the Persian used “Hindustan” in the political sense for lands, that was the part of the dominions of the Delhi Sultan.

In the 14th century, the poet Amir Khusrau used the “Hindi” word for the people and culture of the Indus river.

In the 16th century, Babur used the word to describe the geography.

(i) In the present time, the term "Hindustan

understood by "India", the modern nation-state.

(ii) But the 13th century writer Minhaj-i-Siraj used term "Hindustan to deteriorate the areas of Punjab, Haryana and the lands between Ganga and Yamuna. Therefore, term was used in the political context

(iii) In 16th century. Babur used the term "Hindustan to describe the geography, the fauna (animals) and the culture of the inhabitants of the subcontinent.

(iv) At some other place in history, great poet Amir Khusrau used the word "Hind" in the similar context 23 Babur did

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Answer 2

Due to the arrivals of new empire
like mughal