Hemu, the hindu general of Suri Afghans who won 22 battles

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Re: Hemu, the hindu general of Suri Afghans who won 22 battles

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Persian Hindu (and hence in Urdu, and ultimately adopted into Hindustani in general) was used of the native, non-Muslim population ruled by the Muslim Mughal Empire. Natively, the term Hindu occurs sporadically in some 16th-18th century Bengali Gaudiya Vaishnava texts, including Chaitanya Charitamrita and Chaitanya Bhagavata, usually to contrast Hindus with Yavanas or Mlecchas.[SUP][10]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu#cite_note-10)[/SUP] It appears in South Indian and Kashmiri texts from at least 1323 CE,[SUP][11]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu#cite_note-11)[/SUP] and increasingly so during British rule. It was only towards the end of the 18th century that the European merchants and colonists referred collectively to the followers of Indian religions as Hindus.

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Interesting. In Sindh, Waaniya is the popular term from Hindu population. Waaniya literally mean traders

The term HINDUISM would have come common in 17th or 18th century but no reliable source is available to ascertain if it had been used during the Mughal era,to distinguish Hindus as a religion.Again use of term to indicate of Natives,is a slight baffling one considering Jains and Budhists had also been present(especially Jains).

Surprising Waaniya is a caste in South India aswell and are chiefly involved in trading.