HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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in between the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers.
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In the South of India.
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Northwest of the Indus River
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In the Deccan Plateau
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Detailed explanation-1: -It stretches from central and western Afghanistan into northwestern Pakistan and far southeastern Tajikistan.
Detailed explanation-2: -The name Hindu Kush is commonly translated as ‘the killer of Hindus’. The traveller Ibn Battuta, who lived in the 14th century, claimed that this is the mountain where millions of Hindus were killed. These Hindus, who were slaves, were being taken to be sold in Afghanistan and beyond.
Detailed explanation-3: -As the water towers of Asia, the HKH region is the source of 10 major rivers: the Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra, Irrawaddy, Salween, Mekong, Yangtze, Yellow, Amu Darya and Tarim.
Detailed explanation-4: -Khyber and Bolan passes are two passes that can be used to get through the Hindukush mountains.