The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c21.42

c21.42

The extent of the enormous empire governed by Asoka can be ascertained with approximate accuracy. On the north-west, it extended to the Hindū Kush mountains, and included most of the territory now under the rule of the King of Afghānistān, as well as the whole, or a large part, of Balūchistān, and all Sind. The secluded valleys of Suwāt (Swat) and Bājaur probably were more or less thoroughly controlled by the imperial officers, and the valleys of Kashmīr and Nepāl certainly were integral parts of the empire. Asoka built a new capital in the vale of Kashmīr, named Srīnagar, at a short distance from the city which now bears that name.¹