Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c13.s2.7

c13.s2.7

**Indian Soldiers fighting in Europe.** It may be noted that the valour of the Indian Army was known beyond the bounds of India in very early times. As early as 480 B.C. the army of Xerxes which invaded Greece comprised an Indian contingent clad in cotton garments (probably *sūtra-kaṅkaṭa* referred to by Kauṭilya, as mentioned above) and armed with cane bows and iron-tipped cane arrows.