The Historical Inscriptions of Southern India (collected till 1923) and Outlines of Political History c7.25

c7.25

In Persia at this time the reigning king was Xerxes, who succeeded Darius Hystaspes in 486 B.C. In his war against the Greeks he made use of a body of Indian bowmen. This was in 479. A little later Darius Codomanus of Persia had in his army fifteen war-elephants from India.