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Hindush (Old Persian: 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 Hidūš) was an
administrative division of the
Achaemenid Empire in modern-day ****stan.
According to the Gr**** historian...
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incorporated into the
Persian realm through provincial divisions: Gandāra,
Hindush, and Sattagydia.
Persian rule over the
Indus Valley decreased over successive...
- ****enistic Gr****
India ( Ἰνδία),
ancient Gr****
Indos ( Ἰνδός), Old
Persian Hindush (an
eastern province of the
Achaemenid Empire), and
ultimately its cognate...
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Persian usage since at
least the 3rd
century CE
while its
earlier form "
Hindush" was used as
early as 6th
century BCE. The term 'Hindu' was the Old Persian...
- ****enistic Gr****
India (Ἰνδία),
Ancient Gr****
Indos (Ἰνδός), Old
Persian Hindush (an
eastern province of the
Achaemenid Empire), and
ultimately its cognate...
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Rigvedic sapta sindhu. The 6th-century BCE
inscription of
Darius I
mentions Hindush (referring to Sindh)
among his provinces.
Hindustan (spelt "hndstn") is...
- Mares, Colchians, Alarodians, Saspirians, Red Sea islanders, Sagartians,
Hindush, Eordi, Bottiaei, Chalcidians, Brygians, Pierians, Perrhaebi, Enienes,...
- In 518 BC, the
Achaemenid empire conquered Indus valley and
established Hindush satrapy in Sindh.
Following Alexander the Great's invasion,
Sindh became...
- 330 BCE Gandhara, c. 518 – c. 330 BCE Arachosia, c. 518 – c. 330 BCE
Hindush, c. 517 – c. 330 BCE Sattagydia, c. 516 – c. 330 BCE Ror dynasty, c. 489...
- An
Indian tribute-bearer at Apadana, from the
Achaemenid satrapy of
Hindush,
carrying gold on a yoke,
circa 500 BC....
