REEL HISTORY: The name “Hindu Kush” is one of the controversial in history. It wasn’t used by the Greeks, Persians, or even early Islamic geographers. It first appears in Ibn Baṭṭūṭa’s 14th-century travelogue. Centuries later, British surveyors fixed that name on every imperial map. #history #hindukush #afghanistan #pakistan #tajikistan #hindu #mountain #mountains #arab #arabhistory #morrocan #sanskrit #greek #persia #persian #avestan #ancienthistory #indian #indian #indianslaves #ghaznavid #turks #centralasia #geography #britishempire #colonial