According to Herodotus, Xerxes’ army had soldiers from Gandhara, Sindh, and Punjab when he invaded Greece in 480 B.C.E.
The soldiers from Gandhara were equipped with bows made of cane and...
(a) Cyrus – II
Cyrus II conquered Lydia, a Greek state to the north of the Mediterranean Sea, around the mid of 6th-century B.C.E.
As a result, the Ionian Greek city-states under...
(a) Nanda Dynasty:
The Nanda dynasty is mentioned in the Puranas. The Meghan empire established by Ajatashatru was further expanded by Mahapadma Nanda.
According to some scholars, the Nanda rule had spread...