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Is it true that the term Hindustan had a different meaning initially, and not present-day India?


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a

True

b

False . 

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

The above statement is true.
The term Hindustan had a different meaning initially, and not present-day India.
Hindustan is now understood as "India," the present nation-state. However, Minhaj-i-Siraj, a Persian writer who wrote in the thirteenth century, used the term to refer to the regions of Punjab, Haryana, and the plains between the Ganga and Yamuna. When referring to territories under the Delhi Sultan's control, he used the term in a political sense.
 
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