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Question
What was known as the ‘Sapta Sindhu’?
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Solution
The Indus basin was known as the ‘Sapta Sindhu’ or the land of seven rivers, namely Sindhu (Indus), Ravi, Beas, Satluj, Jhelum, Chenab, and Saraswati.
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