The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c12.4

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² Ἐξήκοντος ἤδη τοῦ ἦρος (Arrian); i. e. late in April, or early in May. For identification of the passes see Holdich, *Report of the Pāmīr Boundary Commission*, pp. 29, 30. The height of the Khāwak Pass, as marked on the India Office map of India, is 13,200 feet. The strength of the force that crossed the Hindū Kush is not known.