Tag: Tianzhu

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This term has been in use in Greek since Herodotus (4th Century BCE). From there it entered English via Latin. It appeared in Old English as early as 9th Century and re-emerged in the 17th Century.
Tianzhu or Tenjiku was used in Chinese and Japanese to refer to the same thing.
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India
The name derives ultimately from Sanskrit Sindhu, which was the name of the Indus River. The terms Indos for the Indus river as well as "an Indian" are found in Herodotus's Geography.
Read about all the old names of India

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The name of a tribe mentioned in the Rig Veda and notable for participating in the Battle of the Ten Kings.
The name of the king who was the son of King Dushyanta of Hastinapur and Queen Sakuntala. He was also an ancestor of the Pandavas and Kauravas.
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Bharat
Both the tribe & the king were named Bharat. The Mahabharata itself is named after the king.
Over the years, there were many more names given to India - Jambudvipa, Gyagar, Phagyul, Tianzhu. Read More.