Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c5.60

c5.60

**Indian Unrest: Murder of Satrap Nicanor.** The position of the Greek governors to the west of the Indus rapidly became precarious. First, Kandahar raised the standard of rebellion at the instigation of an Indian chief whom the Greeks called Samaxus or Damaraxus. Next came the turn of the Āśvāyanas who dispatched the Greek Satrap, Nicanor, planted in their midst [Arrian, V. 20, 7]. The Āśvakāyanas made the position of their Greek governor very unsafe. It was the traitor of an Indian, Sisikottus, or Śaśigupta, the Indian agent of Greek Imperialism. Alexander sent him help from his westernmost Satrapy, as also further help under Philip from Taxila.