The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c24.187

v1.c24.187

The view above stated, to the effect that Cyrus advanced at least as far as the borders of the Indus region, will be better understood from the ensuing paragraphs, in which the holdings of his successors and their control of regions integral to the Indian Empire of to-day are shown. The main point of this opinion is likewise in agreement with such an authority on the subject as Eduard Meyer, who expressly says: ‘Cyrus appears to have subjugated the Indian tribes of the Paropanisus (Hindu Kush) and in the Kābul valley, especially the Gandarians; Darius himself advanced as far as the Indus’.²