Question

where did the term Hindustan comes from?
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Answer 1

Answer:

Hindustan. The Persian 'Hindustan', and the Latin 'India', are both derived from the old-Persian term 'Hindu'. Hindu is Persian for Sindhu, the name for the Indus River in ancient Sanskrit. Thus, 'Hindustan' is 'the land beyond the Indus'.

Answer 2

Derivation of the term Hindustan:

• The word "Hindustan" was derived from the Persian language.

• The ancient Persian rulers pronounced the word "Sindhu" as "Hindu".

• The Persian ruler Darius - I who annexed the Sindhu region termed it as "Hindu".

• Sindustan is the land beyond the river "Sindhu". Hence, the Persian called it as "Hindustan".

• The Arab rulers who later came to India like Muhamed Bin Qasim termed this region as "Hind".

• The Rig Veda termed the Mehula region as "Sapta Sindhu" but later it was mentioned as "Hapta Hindu".

• The people of Hindustan later came to be known as "Hindus".

• The religion which is practised by the Hindus came to be known as "Hinduism".