Question

What did the term 'Hindustan' mean to Minhaj-i-Siraj when he used it in the 13th

century?

(i) The modern nation-state of India

(ii) The geography, the fauna, and the culture of the subcontinent

(iii) Lands that were a part of the dominion of the Delhi Sultanate

(iv) Lands that were a part of the Mughal empire​

Answer 1

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. He used this term in a political sense that were a part of the dominions of the Delhi Sultanate. The term never included South India.