1. The founder of the Achaemenid Empire in Persia, Cyrus, led some campaigns to the east of Iran between 558 and 530 BC . In course of these campaigns he invaded the Indian Borderland. He captured the Gandhara region.
2. In the reign of Darius I [522-486 BC] the Persian made some real advance in India. He invaded India and occupied the territories in the North-Western frontier Province , Sindh And Punjab in 516 BC. These parts remained with the Iranian Empire till Alexander's invasion of India .
3. The Bahistan Inscription mentions Gandhara as a province of his empire which Darius inherited from Cyrus .
*. The statement of Herodotus :-
According to him , Gandhara form the 20th satrapy of the empire of Darius paying a tribute of 360 talents of Gold dust ( This gold was probably collected from the beds of the upper INdus and from the gold mines of Dardistan ). It was the most fertile and populous province of the Achaemenion empire .
*. The extent of Darius Empire in India :-
The extent of the Persian Empire in India under Darius was not merely confined to Gandhara alone but extended further towards the Indus as well. The Persian empire in India reached it forthest limit under Darius . The extent of the Indian dominion of Darius included the territories inherited from his predecessors and these who conquered in India . The territories of West Punjab and Lower Indus Valley were under Persian rulers .
*. Persian domination over India under Xeraxes and his successors:-
Xeraxes , the successor of Darius kept his flag flying over the Indian Kingdom which he had inherited from Darius , but he failed to make any forward movement in India due to his commitments in over India under Greece.
*. The downfall of Persian Empire :-
The defeat sufferd by Xeraxes in Greece led to decline of Persian power in india . However , the Achaemenid rule over India continued up to 330 BC . In that year Darius III , the last of the Achaemenid ruler summoned Indian troops to fight against Alexander the Great , the Persian hold over India was lost .
Your Sincerely
Ankesh Kumar Maurya
B.A.( Hons.) AIHC & Arch.
BHU

2. In the reign of Darius I [522-486 BC] the Persian made some real advance in India. He invaded India and occupied the territories in the North-Western frontier Province , Sindh And Punjab in 516 BC. These parts remained with the Iranian Empire till Alexander's invasion of India .
3. The Bahistan Inscription mentions Gandhara as a province of his empire which Darius inherited from Cyrus .
*. The statement of Herodotus :-
According to him , Gandhara form the 20th satrapy of the empire of Darius paying a tribute of 360 talents of Gold dust ( This gold was probably collected from the beds of the upper INdus and from the gold mines of Dardistan ). It was the most fertile and populous province of the Achaemenion empire .
*. The extent of Darius Empire in India :-
The extent of the Persian Empire in India under Darius was not merely confined to Gandhara alone but extended further towards the Indus as well. The Persian empire in India reached it forthest limit under Darius . The extent of the Indian dominion of Darius included the territories inherited from his predecessors and these who conquered in India . The territories of West Punjab and Lower Indus Valley were under Persian rulers .
*. Persian domination over India under Xeraxes and his successors:-
Xeraxes , the successor of Darius kept his flag flying over the Indian Kingdom which he had inherited from Darius , but he failed to make any forward movement in India due to his commitments in over India under Greece.
*. The downfall of Persian Empire :-
The defeat sufferd by Xeraxes in Greece led to decline of Persian power in india . However , the Achaemenid rule over India continued up to 330 BC . In that year Darius III , the last of the Achaemenid ruler summoned Indian troops to fight against Alexander the Great , the Persian hold over India was lost .
Your Sincerely
Ankesh Kumar Maurya
B.A.( Hons.) AIHC & Arch.
BHU
