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==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==
There is no evidence of Cyrus subjugating [[Gedrosia]], and it has been described by various historians that it was most likely under [[Darius the Great]] when this region came under Persian control.<ref name=Britannica>{{Cite book |last1=Kellogg |first1=Day Otis |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=va8jAQAAMAAJ&q=cyrus+defeated+gedrosia |title=The Encyclopædia Britannica: A-ZYM |last2=Baynes |first2=Thomas Spencer |date=1903 |publisher=Werner |language=en}}</ref> The difficulties faced by [[Cyrus the great]] were also observed during the Gedrosrian campaign of [[Alexander the Great]].<ref name="Clifford 1907"/>
There is no evidence of Cyrus subjugating [[Gedrosia]], and it has been described by various historians that it was most likely under [[Darius the Great]] when this region came under Persian control.<ref name=Britannica>{{Cite book |last1=Kellogg |first1=Day Otis |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=va8jAQAAMAAJ&q=cyrus+defeated+gedrosia |title=The Encyclopædia Britannica: A-ZYM |last2=Baynes |first2=Thomas Spencer |date=1903 |publisher=Werner |language=en}}</ref> The difficulties faced by [[Cyrus the great]] were also observed during the Gedrosrian campaign of [[Alexander the Great]].<ref name="Clifford 1907"/>
==Further reading==
* {{Cite book |last=Stein |url=http://archive.org/details/dli.pahar.2466 |title=An Archaeological Tour in Gedrosia |date=1931}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:History of Balochistan]]
[[Category:Battles of Cyrus the Great]]
[[Category:Wars involving ancient India]]
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