Question

Q.5 Answer the following questions in one word : i. What did Babur refer to when he used the term Hindustan"?
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Answer 1

Answer:

In the thirteenth century the term "Hindustan" meant the areas of Punjab, Haryana and the lands between the Ganga and Yamuna. ... In the early sixteenth century Babur used Hindustan to describe the geography, the fauna and the culture of the inhabitants of the subcontinent

Answer 2

Answer:

In the thirteenth century Minhaj-i-Siraj used the term 'Hindustan'. He meant areas of Punjab, Haryana and the lands between Ganga and Yamuna. ... In the sixteenth century poet Babur used the term 'Hindustan' to describe the geography, the fauna and the culture of the inhabitants of the subcontinent.