The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c12.19

c12.19

He then crossed the mountains and entered the valley now called Bājaur̥, where he found a town named Arigaion, which had been burnt and abandoned by the inhabitants. It may have stood at or near the position of Nawagai, the present chief town of Bājaur̥.³ Krateros, having completely executed his task in the Kūnar valley, now rejoined his master; and measures were concerted for the reduction of the tribes further east, whose subjugation was indispensable before an advance into India could be made with safety.