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After the victory at [[Siege of Bactra|Bactra]], Antiochus III the Great invaded [[India]] in 206 BCE. The Hindu Kush was ruled by [[Sophagasenus]] the grandson of [[Ashoka|Ashoka the Great]] who offered his submission to [[Antiochus III the Great]]. Sophagasenus not only submitted to the Greek ruler but also promised to pay tribute. After this victory [[Antiochus III the Great]] hurried back to [[Syria]] to confront the [[Roman Empire|Romans]]. | |||
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Around 206 BCE, following his success in Bactria, [[Antiochus III the Great]] began his expedition into [[India]]. He crossed the Hindu Kush and advanced through the Kabul Valley, where he encountered a king named Sophagasenus, who Appian called, "king of the Indians." The Tibetan historian Taranatha mentions that [[Sophagasenus]] (also referred to as Subhagasena) was associated with a king named Virasena, who was the king of Gandhara, and was a descendant of Emperor [[Ashoka]]; that is, his great-grandson. In Antiochus' case, he was running out of time because he had been engaged in one military campaign after another in Bactria and Parthia, and he was also eager to return to deal with the growing Roman power from his own territory. Therefore, Antiochus was only willing to accept a nominal submission from Subhagasena. In return, [[Subhagasena]] provided eleven war elephants as well as a big money tribute. After these particulars were settled, he returned to [[Syria]]. | Around 206 BCE, following his success in Bactria, [[Antiochus III the Great]] began his expedition into [[India]]. He crossed the Hindu Kush and advanced through the Kabul Valley, where he encountered a king named Sophagasenus, who Appian called, "king of the Indians." The Tibetan historian Taranatha mentions that [[Sophagasenus]] (also referred to as Subhagasena) was associated with a king named Virasena, who was the king of Gandhara, and was a descendant of Emperor [[Ashoka]]; that is, his great-grandson. In Antiochus' case, he was running out of time because he had been engaged in one military campaign after another in Bactria and Parthia, and he was also eager to return to deal with the growing Roman power from his own territory. Therefore, Antiochus was only willing to accept a nominal submission from Subhagasena. In return, [[Subhagasena]] provided eleven war elephants as well as a big money tribute. After these particulars were settled, he returned to [[Syria]]. | ||
{{blockquote|text=He crossed the [[Hindu Kush|Caucasus]] and descended into India, renewed his friendship with [[Sophagasenus]], king of the Indians, and received more elephants, raising their number to a total of one hundred and fifty, and provisioned his army once more on the spot. He himself broke camp with his troops, leaving behind [[Androsthenes of Cyzicus]] to bring back the treasure which this king (Sophagasenus) had agreed to give him.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kosmin |first=Paul J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9UWdAwAAQBAJ |title=The Land of the Elephant Kings: Space, Territory, and Ideology in the Seleucid Empire |date=2014-06-23 |publisher=Harvard University Press |isbn=978-0-674-72882-0 |pages=35–36 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Polybius, Histories, book 11, Antiochus Moves from Bactria Through Interior Asia |url=http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Plb.+11.34&redirect=true |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=www.perseus.tufts.edu}}</ref>|author=[[Polybius]]}} | {{blockquote|text=He crossed the [[Hindu Kush|Caucasus]] and descended into India, renewed his friendship with [[Sophagasenus]], king of the Indians, and received more elephants, raising their number to a total of one hundred and fifty, and provisioned his army once more on the spot. He himself broke camp with his troops, leaving behind [[Androsthenes of Cyzicus]] to bring back the treasure which this king (Sophagasenus) had agreed to give him.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kosmin |first=Paul J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9UWdAwAAQBAJ |title=The Land of the Elephant Kings: Space, Territory, and Ideology in the Seleucid Empire |date=2014-06-23 |publisher=Harvard University Press |isbn=978-0-674-72882-0 |pages=35–36 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Polybius, Histories, book 11, Antiochus Moves from Bactria Through Interior Asia |url=http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Plb.+11.34&redirect=true |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=www.perseus.tufts.edu}}</ref>|author=[[Polybius]]}} | ||