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Which among the following places were not a part of Hindustan according to Minhaj-I-Siraj?

A
North-East India
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Punjab
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C
South India
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Haryana
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Solution

The correct options are
A North-East India
C South India
Hindustan is a name for India used by Minhaj-i-Siraj, a chronicler whose preferred language was Persian. It denoted only areas of present-day Punjab, Haryana and the lands between the Ganges and River Yamuna. It did not include present day South India and North-East India.

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