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The Chinese used the term _____ for India. Fill in the Blank

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Answered by MiSSiLLuSioN
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Tianzhu or Tenjiku (originally pronounced xien-t'juk) is the historical East Asian name for India that comes from the Chinese transliteration of the Persian Hindu, which itself is derived from the Sanskrit Sindhu, the native name of the Indus River.
Answered by Agastya0606
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Answer:

The term used for India by the Chinese is __Tianzhu__. In the history, the name of India was known as Tianzhu and it is called as East Asian name.

The old Hinduka which was written in Persian was transliterated to Chinese , that got its name from Sindhu ( Indus river) , of Sanskrit.

The term used by Chinese in current ages to refer to India is Yindu. Xuanzang had first used this term.

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