The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c15.128

v1.c15.128

Another line of communication connecting India with Persia passes through the Makrān, or the barren region lying along the coast of Baluchistān. This route was much frequented by Arab traders in the Middle Ages; and by it at an earlier epoch Alexander the Great led back one detachment of his forces with disastrous results. But apart from this return march, and the Indian expeditions of Semiramis and of Cyrus which it was designed to emulate and which may or may not be historical, this route seems not to have been followed by any of the great invasions of India in historical times.