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Why aren't Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire referred to as "Sultanate of Hindustan" and "Empire of Hindustan", respectively, if the rulers referred to their domains as "Hindustan"?

by /u/maproomzibz in /r/AskHistorians

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