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Why was india known as bharat? How did it come to be known as hindustan?how did babur describe india

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Answered by doreamon1
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The geographical term Bharat is used by many Indian languages in its variations.

hindustan is a common geographic term for the northern/northwestern Indian subcontinent.

The country of Hindustan is extensive, full of men and full of produce. On the east, south and even on the west, it ends at its great enclosing ocean (muhit-daryasigah). He also described lndia in Babur nama
Answered by Anonymous
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  1. The name bharat is derived from the name of Bharata, the son of Dushyanta, a legendary ruler mentioned in the Mahabharata.
  2. The rulers in sultanate and Mughal periods called their indian dominion hindustan
  3. Babur used the term hindustan to describe the geography, fauna and culture of the inhabitants of the subcontinent.

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