Apparently Alexander the great conquered it and gave it to the local King Porus.
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That is the conundrum. The Persian Empire had ceased to exist by then and Darius had been murdered by his own princes. Alexander was in fact attacking King Porus to strip him of the northern Indus Valley. He allegedly defeated Porus and amazingly gave it back to him and threw in the added gift of the kingdom of his own loyal ally King Taxiles who had helped him defeat Porus. This is a befuddled story which suggests that Alexander didn't defeat Porus or conquer the Indus Valley.
Nile, Tigris, Euphrates were the largest, but there were dozens of others visible in a map of the Middle East, Pakistan and Central Asia.
Darius I expanded the Persian Empire through a combination of military conquests and strategic diplomacy. He launched successful campaigns in regions such as Thrace and parts of the Indus Valley, effectively incorporating diverse territories. Additionally, Darius established a network of satrapies (provinces) to manage these regions efficiently and promoted trade and infrastructure, such as the Royal Road, to strengthen economic ties. His administration and governance helped stabilize and integrate the vast empire.
Nile, Euphrates, Tigris, Indus.
The Persian Empire rose to prominence due to its strategic location, diverse population, and innovative administrative practices. Founded by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BCE, it unified various tribes and cultures under a centralized bureaucracy that promoted tolerance and efficient governance. The empire's vast resources and strong military allowed it to expand rapidly, encompassing territories from the Indus Valley to the Mediterranean. Additionally, the Persian approach to local customs and religions fostered loyalty among conquered peoples, facilitating the empire's stability and growth.
There are several eras of Magadha - if you are asking about the Maurya Empire, it was established as far as the Indus valley by 322 BCE, by which time the Persian Empire had been taken over by Alexander the Great's Macedonian Empire which itself had already unravelled in the east by the time of his death in 323 BCE. So no, the Persian Empire had ceased to exist by the time the Mauryan Empire took over the Indus. Alexander was fortunate his soldiers refused to go east into India as he would have run into the overwhelming power of the expanding Mauryans and been exterminated.
517-509 BCE: India - Darius the Persian conquers the INDUS VALLEY region, making the area a province of the Persian Empire.
Darius I, also known as Darius the Great, significantly expanded the Persian Empire during his reign from 522 to 486 BCE. He conquered vast territories, including parts of modern-day Egypt, Libya, Thrace, and regions of the Indus Valley. His empire eventually stretched from the Indus River in the east to the Aegean Sea in the west, covering approximately 2.9 million square kilometers (1.1 million square miles). This expansion made the Persian Empire one of the largest empires in history at that time.
He conquered Greece, Egypt, Persia, and part of the Indus Valley in India
The Persian Empire incorporated the Indus Valley.
Cyrus the Great - Middle East, Central Asia. Cambyses - Libya and Egypt. Darius the Great - Indus Valley, Thrace.
Nile, Tigris, Euphrates were the largest, but there were dozens of others visible in a map of the Middle East, Pakistan and Central Asia.
The Persian Empire
Darius I expanded the Persian Empire through a combination of military conquests and strategic diplomacy. He launched successful campaigns in regions such as Thrace and parts of the Indus Valley, effectively incorporating diverse territories. Additionally, Darius established a network of satrapies (provinces) to manage these regions efficiently and promoted trade and infrastructure, such as the Royal Road, to strengthen economic ties. His administration and governance helped stabilize and integrate the vast empire.
Assyrian Empire.
The Indus River.
Nile, Tigris, Euphrates, Indus.
Nile, Euphrates, Tigris, Indus.