 The 6th-century BCE inscription of Darius I mentions the province of "Hi[n]dush", referring to northwestern India.The people of India were referred to as "Hinduvān" (Hindus) and "hindavī" was used as the adjective for Indian in the 8th century text "Chachnama".The term 'Hindu' in these ancient records is an ethno-geographical term and did not refer to a religion.