Question

who used the term Hindu for the first time and why ?​

Answer 1

The word Hindu or Indu was used by Greeks to denote the country and people living beyond the Indus river. Megasthenes' 'Indica' epitomizes the name for India and Indians around the 4th Century B.C.E. This word was misunderstood to be coined by Arabs, by medieval and some modern Indian Historians.

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Answer 2

Answer:

It was used as the name of indus River . The actual term hindu first occurs, states Gavin Flood as a Persian geographical term for the people who lived beyond the river Indus

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