Hindush
| Hindush ππ‘π―π’π | |||||||||
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| Satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire | |||||||||
| c.β513 BCEβc.β325 BCE | |||||||||
Standard of Cyrus the Great | |||||||||
Approximate territorial extent of the Achaemenid realm in the Indus Valley | |||||||||
| Demonym | Indian | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| β’ Type | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Monarchs | |||||||||
β’ 513β499 BCE | Darius I (first) | ||||||||
β’ 336β330 BCE | Darius III (last) | ||||||||
| Historical era | Iron Age | ||||||||
β’ Persian conquest of the Indus Valley | c.β513 BCE | ||||||||
β’ Indian campaign of Alexander the Great | c.β325 BCE | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Pakistan India | ||||||||
Hindush (Old Persian: ππ‘π―π’π HidΕ«Ε‘) was an administrative division of the Achaemenid Empire. It was the "easternmost province" governed by the Achaemenid dynasty.