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The east towards Indus river was called​

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Answered by Srushtibaligar
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Answer:

the word India derived from the indus

Answered by TeacherUnknow
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Question:

→The \:  east  \: towards  \\ \:  Indus  \: river  \: was  \: called?

Answer:

  • India

India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the second-most populous country, the seventh-largest country by land area, and the most populous democracy in the world.

other \:  name \:  of \:  Indus  \: River:

  • Sindhi  \: Sindhu

Sindhi Sindhu or Mehran, great trans-Himalayan river of South Asia. It is one of the longest rivers in the world, with a length of some 2,000 miles (3,200 km).

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→The word "India" is derived from the Indus River. In ancient times, "India" initially referred to those regions immediately along the east bank of the Indus, but by 300 BC, Greek writers including Herodotus and Megasthenes were applying the term to the entire subcontinent that extends much farther eastward.

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