Gedrosian campaign
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]
| Pukkusati War with Cyrus | |||||
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| Part of the Campaigns of Cyrus the Great | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
| Gandhara |
 Persia | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
| Pushkarasarin |
Cyrus the Great | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| Unknown | Entire army except for 7 survivors annihilated | ||||
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]
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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.