Northwestern India (today's Pakistan) was included in the Persian Empire in 521 BCE. By 331 BCE the Persian Empire ceased to exist after it's defeat by Alexander the Great, who continued on to India and made a failed attempt to take over India.
The Persian Empire was important to Western Asia, the Mauryan Empire was important to India.
Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persian Empire created an empire reaching from Egypt to India.
The Persian Empire stretched from Asia Minor to India, and included many conquered nations. A strong army was important to maintaining the Persian Empire's power for many reasons. Firstly, the army helped to conquer to new lands for the empire. Secondly, they helped deter any possible uprisings or revolutions among the conquered nations. Thirdly, they helped maintain the peace throughout the empire.
The Persian Empire took in Part of: Afghanistan, Arabia, Bulgaria, Greece, India, Pakistan, Russia, and Ukraine. The Persian Empire took in all of: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Syria, Turkey, Egypt, Libya.
He conquered Greece, Egypt, Persia, and part of the Indus Valley in India
why were the founders of the Delhi sultanate able to conquer India?
Northwestern India (today's Pakistan) was included in the Persian Empire in 521 BCE. By 331 BCE the Persian Empire ceased to exist after it's defeat by Alexander the Great, who continued on to India and made a failed attempt to take over India.
The Persian Empire was important to Western Asia, the Mauryan Empire was important to India.
Only the western portion of India - west from the Indus (todays Pakistan) - was part of the Persian Empire - from 522 BCE. The Persian Empire disintegrated after its occupation by Alexander the Great in 331 BCE.
Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persian Empire created an empire reaching from Egypt to India.
King Darius I extended the Persian Empire into today's Pakistan (west of the Indus River).
He was never king of the Greeks - he called himself Hegemon = Leader. He finished his campaign to conquer the Persian Empire in 324 BCE after his retreat from India.
The empire had Turkish and Persian influences.
The empire had Turkish and Persian influences.
No. The easternmost province was today's Pakistan.
Alexander the Greats goals were to expand his empire as far as he could and to conquer all enemies he came across. He was very successful, he conquered his major enemy, the Persian empire, and any other enemy in his path. He also expanded his empire all the way to the Indus river in India.