Question

In what ways has the meaning of the term “Hindustan” changed over the centuries?

Answer 1

Over the centuries there has been a vast change in the meaning of the term “Hindustan”. Today it is understood as India, the modern nation-state. In the thirteenth century, the term stood for the lands under the Delhi Sultanate. Babur used the term to describe the geography, culture, and fauna of the subcontinent.