Persian and Greek invasions

Question 1

list of persian rulers who invaded india

Answer 1

cyrus
darius I [ grandson of cyrus]
xERXES
Darius III- Who was defeated by Alexander

Question 2

WHO WAS THE FIRST PERSIAN PERSON TO INVADE INDIA

Answer 2

Cyrus, from Archaemenian empire
he captured the gandhara region, all Indian tribes to the west of the indus river submitted to pay him tribute

His son Cambysses had no time to pay attention to india

Question 3

Xerxes

Answer 3

utilised his indian province to strengthen his position

Deployed his indian infantry to greece to fight

Question 4

what are the effects of persian inasion on india

Answer 4

1. growth of indo iranian commerce
2. prepared the ground for Alexander’s invasion
3. Kharoshti script, a form of Iranian writing used even in Asoka’s edicts
4. Persian art in Mauryas, particularly the monolithic pillars of Asoka
5. The very idea of issuing edicts has iranian origins

Question 5

Where was alexander from

Answer 5

macedonia

Question 6

whom all did alex ask to surrender

Answer 6

small kingdoms
1. Ambhi of Taxila
2. Ruler of Abhisara
3. Porus

NW region was very disunited and could not come together to fight a common enemy

Question 7

causes of alex’s invasion

Answer 7

330 BC

1. Hetrodotus’s writings on the wealth of India attracted alex
2. Alex’s interest in geographical enquiry and love for natural history
3. He believed that on the eastern side of india there was the continuation of the sea. So he thought by conquering India, he would also conquer the eastern boundary of the world.

Question 8

Battle of hydaspes

Answer 8

since porus did not submit to alex and decided to fight alex

hydaspes is Jhelum
porus is prepared with a vast army and still lost on the plain of Karri. It was a well contested battle

Alex was impressed with the courage and heroism of porus and reinstated him on the throne

Question 9

alex entered india via which range

Answer 9

hindukush mountains

Question 10

till where did alex march in India

Answer 10

till beas until his soldiers felt tired and wanted to go back
Alex instated governors to look after their territories

Alex died due to illness on his way back

Question 11

effects of alexanders invasion

Answer 11

1. Encouraged the political unification of north india under Mauryas. The system of small independent states came to an end.
2. led to direct contact between india and greece
3. trade between india and west asia