Achaemenid invasion of the Indus Valley
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Around 535 BCE, the Persian king Cyrus the Great initiated a protracted campaign to absorb parts of India into his nascent Achaemenid Empire. In this initial incursion, the Persian army annexed a large region to the west of the Indus River, consolidating the early eastern borders of their new realm. With a brief pause after Cyrus' death around 530 BCE, the campaign continued under Darius the Great, who began to re-conquer former provinces and further expand the Achaemenid Empire's political boundaries. Around 518 BCE, the Persian army pushed further into India to initiate a second period of conquest by annexing regions up to the Jhelum River in what is today known as Punjab. At peak, the Persians managed to take control of most of modern-day Pakistan and incorporate it into their territory.
Wikidata
Achaemenid Empire, Indus Valley Civilization, 
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Location: 29, 71, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
2 places
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| event | armed conflict | Achaemenid invasion of the Indus Valley | Indus Valley Civilization, invasion, Achaemenid Empire | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 326 | Indian campaign of Alexander the Great | League of Corinth, military campaign, Pauravas, Kasmira Kingdom, Aśvakas, Saśigupta, Macedonian Empire, Oxydracae, Gandhāra, Mallian people | Wikidata |