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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
According to [[Herodotus]], after the rise of [[Cyrus the Great]], he went on to conquer numerous states. He also built a city named [[Cyropolis]] which is located at [[Sogdia]]. [[Pliny the Elder|Pliny]] suggests numerous campaigns of Cyrus the Great into the regions near [[Kabul]].<ref name="Clifford 1907">{{Cite book |last=Clifford |first=John Herbert |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vOw2AQAAMAAJ&q=cyrus+defeated+gedrosia |title=The Standard History of the World |date=1907 |publisher=University society Incorporated |language=en}}</ref> | According to [[Herodotus]], after the rise of [[Cyrus the Great]], he went on to conquer numerous states. He also built a city named [[Cyropolis]] which is located at [[Sogdia]]. [[Pliny the Elder|Pliny]] suggests numerous campaigns of Cyrus the Great into the regions near [[Kabul]].<ref name="Clifford 1907">{{Cite book |last=Clifford |first=John Herbert |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vOw2AQAAMAAJ&q=cyrus+defeated+gedrosia |title=The Standard History of the World |date=1907 |publisher=University society Incorporated |language=en}}</ref> | ||
==Campaign== | |||
The [[Achaemenid Army]] was in great distress in the deserts of [[Gedrosia]]. In this expedition, he is said to have lost much of his army in the desert, marking a remarkable defeat and retreat of the [[Persians]].<ref name=Rawlinson>{{Cite book |last=Rawlinson |first=George |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LPN4DwAAQBAJ&q=cyrus+defeated+gedrosia |title=The Persian Empire |date=2018-03-15 |publisher=Endymion Press |isbn=978-1-5312-9575-2 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=M ́Clintock |first=John Strong, James |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tazdDwAAQBAJ&q=cyrus+defeated+gedrosia |title=Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature: Volume II |date=2020-04-17 |publisher=BoD – Books on Demand |isbn=978-3-8460-5025-5 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Garvin |first1=James Louis |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XYFGAQAAIAAJ&q=cyrus+defeated+gedrosia |title=The Encyclopedia Britannica |last2=Hooper |first2=Franklin Henry |last3=Cox |first3=Warren E. |date=1929 |publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica Company, Limited |language=en}}</ref> | |||
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| Unknown | Entire army except for 7 survivors annihilated | ||||
The Gedrosian campaign of Cyrus the Great was a military expedition of the Achaemenids in the modern-day Balochistan region against the Hindus or Indians.[3]
Background
According to Herodotus, after the rise of Cyrus the Great, he went on to conquer numerous states. He also built a city named Cyropolis which is located at Sogdia. Pliny suggests numerous campaigns of Cyrus the Great into the regions near Kabul.[4]
Campaign
The Achaemenid Army was in great distress in the deserts of Gedrosia. In this expedition, he is said to have lost much of his army in the desert, marking a remarkable defeat and retreat of the Persians.[5][6][7]
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Clare, Israel Smith (1906). Ancient history. Union Book Company.
- ↑ Clifford, John Herbert (1907). The Standard History of the World. University society Incorporated.
- ↑ Rawlinson, George (2018-03-15). The Persian Empire. Endymion Press. ISBN 978-1-5312-9575-2.
- ↑ M ́Clintock, John Strong, James (2020-04-17). Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature: Volume II. BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN 978-3-8460-5025-5.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Garvin, James Louis; Hooper, Franklin Henry; Cox, Warren E. (1929). The Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica Company, Limited.