The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c24.155
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c24.155
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The quotations above given from Avestan sources serve at least to show the interest or share which Persia had traditionally in Northern India and the adjoining realms at a period prior to Achaemenian times, provided we accept the view, already stated (p. 323), that the Avesta represents in the main a spirit and condition that is pre-Achaemenian, however late certain portions of the work may be⁴.