Civil Services Prepby Garima Malik & Nitin Sangwan Account

UPSC · Prelims and Mains

Ancient and Medieval History, Art and Culture

← Mahajanapadas, Magadha and the Mauryas

Iranian and Macedonian invasions

Achaemenid rule over Gandhara and Sind; Kharosthi script from Aramaic; Persian sigloi
Alexander's invasion (327 to 325 BCE), battle of Hydaspes with Porus, retreat from the Beas
Effects: Greek accounts, dated chronology, Hellenistic art contact, trade routes