Persian invasion
Persian invasion is traced back to 500 BC when Cyrus invaded the North-Western front of India. Greek Invasion is tracked back to 327 BC when Alexandar invaded North-West India. Persian Invasion of India A few important points about the Persian Invasion of India: Cyrus, the founder of the Achaemenid Empire in ancient Iran invaded the North-Western front of India in 550 BC. At that time, there were many small provinces like Gandhara, Kamboja, and Madra who were constantly fighting one another. At that time, Bimbisara of the Haryanka dynasty was ruling over Magadha. Cyrus succeeded in bringing under Persian control all the Indian tribes west of the Indus like Gandhara. Punjab and Sindh were annexed by Darius I, Cyrus’s grandson. Son of Darius, Xerxes, could not move ahead with the further conquest of India because of war with the Greeks. He had employed Indian cavalry and infantry. What were the effects of the Persian Invasion? The effects of the Persian Invasion in India: Trade betw...