Iranian/Persian Invasion - Darius’s Invasion (518 BC)
The Achaemenian ruler Darius 1st (Darayabahu) penetrated into North-West India in 518 BC and annexed Punjab, West of the Indus and Sindh.
The Indo-Iranian Contact lasted for about 200 years.
Macedonian Invasion - Alexander’s Invasion (326 BC)
Alexander was born in 356 BC
The king of Macedonia in Greece.
Ambhi, the prince of Taxila surrendered to Alexander without fight.
The Kingdom of porus lay between the Jhelum and the Chenab rivers. King Porus provided strong resistance to Alexander.
Beetle of Hydaspeas took place between King Porus & Alexander in 326 BC.
Alexander was impressed with the courage of King Porus and treat him as a great warrior gave him back his kingdom.
Alexander died in Babylon in 324 BC.
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