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In Puranas, Punjab was mentioned as Panchand and Pentapotamia, the name was given by ______.

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Greeks
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Persians
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Aryans
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Dravidians
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The correct option is C Greeks

In Puranas, Punjab was mentioned as Panchand and Pentapotamia, the name was given by Greeks which means, an inland delta of five converging rivers. The name Punjab was given to the region by the Central Asian Turkic conquerors of India and popularised by the Turco-Mongol Mughals.


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