For those claiming that the term Hindu was coined in the British era, here is a piece of news from the ancient world -

The word Hi(n)du is mentioned twice by the Achaemenian emperor Darius (522-486 BCE) in 2 of his inscriptions dated 518 and 515 BCE.
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Images: The word Hinduš is mentioned as one of 24 subject countries of the Achaemenid Empire, illustrated with the drawing of a kneeling subject & a hieroglyphic cartridge reading 𓉔𓈖𓂧𓍯𓇌 (h-n-d-wꜣ-y), on the Egyptian Statue of Darius I, now in the National Museum of Iran.
These two inscriptions prove beyond any doubt that the term Hindu existed in the BCE era, even before Alexander invaded India, and is NOT a British era construct.

Ref: RC Mazumdar Ancient India for the king Darius inscriptions, p. 97.
For those saying the name Hindu was a term coined by the Persians, it’s not correct. Darius in his inscriptions mention each province by the names they were known with. Why would he suddenly create a new name only for the Hindus while referring to the ppl living east of Sindhu?!

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