[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924) › c10.69 # The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c10.69 The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c10.69 - **Language:** English ### [c10.69](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c10.69) ³ Curtius, Bk. ix, ch. 2; Diodorus, Bk. xvii, ch. 93. The interpretation of the name Phegelas in the text of Curtius as Bhagala is due to Sylvain Lévi (\*Journal As.\*, 1890, p. 239). The name Bhagēlū is still often heard in Northern India. The names of the Gangaridae and Prasii are corrupted in some texts (McCrindle, \*Alexander\*, notes C \*c\* and D \*d\*). - [Previous: c10.68](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c10.68) - [Next: c10.70](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c10.70) - [Up: c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c10) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c10.69](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c10.69) · Pramāṇa