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Hindustan is derived from the
Modern Persian word
Hindū. In Old Persian, the region beyond the
Indus River was referred to as
Hinduš (the
Iranic equivalent of
SanskritSindhu[3]), hence Modern Persian
Hind,
Hindū. This combined with the Persian suffix
-stān (meaning literally "place", and having the same origin as the English word "stand") results in
Hindustan, "land of the Hindus". By about 1st century BC, the term "Hein-tu" was used by
Chinese, for referring to North Indian people.
[4][5] The term came into common use under the rule of the
Mughals who referred to their dominion, centered on
Delhi, as 'Hindustan'.
Geographic area
The term "Hindustan" has been historically applied to the
Gangetic Plain of North India, between the Himalayas and the
Vindhyas[ and the
Indus river basin in Pakistan.
[7]
Further, it may pertain to numerous aspects belonging to three
geographical areas: the
Indus River basin during medieval times, or a region in
northern India, east and south of the
Yamunariver, between the
Vindhya mountains and the
Himalayas where
Hindustani language is spoken.
People
Main article:
Hindustani people
In one its current usages is among Hindustani speakers in India, the term '
Hindustani' refers to an Indian, irrespective of religious affiliation. Among non-Hindustani speakers e.g. Bengali-speakers, "Hindustani" is sometimes used to describe persons who are from the upper Ganges.
Hindustani is sometimes used as an
ethnic term applied to
South Asia (
e.g., a Surinamese man with roots in South Asia might describe his ethnicity by saying he is
Hindustani). For example,
Hindoestanen is a
Dutch word used to describe people of
South Asian origin, in
Netherlands and
Suriname.
In Pakistan, the term 'Hindustani' was also infrequently used to refer to Urdu-speaking people in
Karachi and
Hyderabad, Sindh, who migrated from India during the partition of 1947.[
citation needed] However, these people are now commonly referred to as
Muhajirs. As well, within Pakistan, the term "Hindustan" is sometimes used as a synonym for the modern-day Republic of India.
Language[edit]
Main article:
Hindustani language
Hindustani is also used to refer to the
Hindustani language, which derives from the
Khariboli dialect of
Western Uttar Pradesh, Southern
Uttarakhand and
Delhi areas.
