Indus River
Misconceptions about the origin of the name Hindu. It is wrongly assumed that the name 'Hindu' and the name 'India' was derived from the river Sindhu (Indus). This is not exactly true since it is the people (the Sindhu tribe) and their kingdom (the Sindhu kingdom) that mattered in trade-relationships not a river. It strached along the banks of river Sindhu (Indus) in Pakistan. As per Mahabharata, the king Jayadratha (Duryodhana 's brother-in-law) was the king of the Sindhus, the Sauviras and the Sivis. Sauvira and Sivi were two kingdoms that lied close to the Sindhu kingdom. Beginnings. Written by: Jacob N. Kinnard. The term Hinduism derives from a Persian word that refers to the Sindhu (or Indus) river in northwest India; Hindu was first used in the 14th century by Arabs, Persians, and Afghans to describe the peoples of the region.  Rigveda also describes several mythical rivers, including one named Sindhu. The Rigvedic Sindhu is thought to be the present-day Indus river and is attested 176 times in its text – 95 times in the plural, more often used in the generic meaning. It is Pakistan's longest river. The river has a total drainage area exceeding 1,165,000 km 2 (450,000 sq mi). Its estimated annual flow stands at around 207 km 3 (50 cu mi), making it the twenty-first largest river in the world in terms of annual flow. The Zanskar is its left bank tributary in Ladakh. Origin of the word Hindu. The word Hindu is derived from the word Sindhu, which is the name of a major river that flows in the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. The ancient Greeks and Armenians used to refer the people living beyond the River Sindhu as Indu/Hindu and gradually the name struck. The word Hindu is not a religious word and literally translated it means Indian and the word Hinduism denotes any religion or religions that are practiced by the multitude of people living in the land beyond the river Indus. Sindhu (Hindi: सिन्धु, Urdu: سندھو) was a kingdom of India mentioned in the epic Mahabharata and in the Harivamsa Purana. It stretched along the banks of river Sindhu (Indus) in the ancient era in modern Pakistan. It is believed that Sindhu kingdom was founded by Vrsadarbh, one of sons of Sivi. The river Sindhu (Indus) too is flowing with a current of fresh blood.. (3:223) The seven large rivers including the Sindhu (Indus) though flowing eastwards then flowed in opposite directions. The very directions seemed to be reversed and nothing could be distinguished. The Indus River, also called the Sindhū River (Sindhi: سنڌو دريا ‎), or Abāsīn (Pashto: اباسين ‎) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is one of the longest rivers in Asia. It flows through Pakistan, the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir and western Tibet. It is Pakistan's longest river. The river has a total drainage area exceeding 1,165,000 km 2 (450,000 sq mi). Its estimated annual flow stands at around 207 km 3 (50 cu mi), making it the twenty-first largest river in the world in terms of annual flow. The Zanskar is its left bank tributary in Ladakh. Indus or Sindhu River forms a delta at Sindh province of Pakistan which is called by the name of Sapta Sindhu (Seven Rivers). This delta is a result of collaboration of Sindhu River with the other six rivers naming Beas, Chenab, Jhelum, Satluj, Ravi and Saraswati (Mythical). Sindhu River is having a record of maximum annual flow in India. This river is also a trans-national one. Indus/Sindhu is the longest river flowing through Pakistan. The total length of this river is 3,180 KM. Due to its Trans-national character it is also called as father of rivers. This river is also called as life line of Pakistan. Its origin takes place in the vicinity of Lake Mansarovar
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