[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) › c12.3 # The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c12.3 The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c12.3 - **Language:** English ### [c12.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c12.3) ¹ The story of Alexander's reign prior to the Indian expedition may be read best in Bury, \*A History of Greece\* (Macmillan, 1904). The statement of Plutarch (\*Alexander\*, ch. lxvi) that his hero entered India with 120,000 foot and 15,000 horse may or may not be correct, and is open to much variety of interpretation. - [Previous: c12.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c12.2) - [Next: c12.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c12.4) - [Up: c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c12.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c12.3) · Pramāṇa