Tracing Changes Through A Thousand Years — Social Science STD 7 — Question
Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 7Social ScienceTracing Changes Through A Thousand Years5 Marks
Question
How has the term 'Hindustan' changed over the centimes?
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Answer
The meaning of the term 'Hindustan' has changed over the centuries in the following manner:
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.
In the sixteenth century poet Babur used the term 'Hindustan' to describe the geography, the fauna and the culture of the inhabitants of the subcontinent.
In fourteenth century poet Amir Khusrau used the term 'Hind' in the same sense as Babur did in the sixteenth century.
'Hindustan' did not carry the political and national meanings as the term 'India' does today.
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