Hindush
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Hindush (Old Persian cuneiform: 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁, Hidūš, transcribed as Hiⁿdūš since the nasal "n" before consonants was omitted in the Old Persian script, and simplified as Hindūš) was a province of the Achaemenid Empire in lower Indus Valley established after the Achaemenid conquest circa 500 BC. According to the ancient Greek historian Herodotus, it was the "easternmost province" of the empire. It is believed to have continued as a province until the invasion of the empire by Alexander the Great circa 326 BC.
Quick Facts Achaemenid Hindush𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁Hiⁿdūš (Old Persian), Government ...
Achaemenid Hindush | |||||||||
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Satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire | |||||||||
513 BCE–c. 4th century BCE | |||||||||
Hiⁿdūš was part of the easternmost territories of the Achaemenid Empire | |||||||||
Government | |||||||||
• Type | Monarchy | ||||||||
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• 513–499 BCE | Darius I (first) | ||||||||
• 358–338 BC | Artaxerxes III | ||||||||
Historical era | Achaemenid era | ||||||||
513 BCE | |||||||||
• Disestablished | c. 4th century BCE | ||||||||
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