In the 13th century _______ used the term 'Hindustan' to mean the areas of Punjab, Haryana and the area lying between Ganga and Yamuna.
A
Bilal
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B
Minhaj-i-Siraj
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C
Ziyauddin Barani
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D
Mital Siraj
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Solution
The correct option is B Minhaj-i-Siraj
The term 'Hindustan' was used for the first time by Minhaj-i Siraj, a thirteenth-century Persian chronicler. He, with this term, meant the areas of Punjab, Haryana and the lands between the Ganga and Yamuna.