Question

From where did the Iranians and the Greek come?
(a) North west
(b) North east
(e) North south
(d) None of these

Answer 1

Answer:

North west

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

Iranians and the Greeks came from the Northwest to India.

Explanation:

The Persian invasion was traced back to 550 BCE when Cyrus invaded the northwestern part of India. Greeks invaded in 327 BC when Alexander invaded North-west.  

Persians invasion:

• The Achaemenid Empire founder, Cyrus from ancient Iran invaded the North-west front in 550 BCE.  

• During that time, there were small provinces like Madra, Kamboja who were constantly fighting one another.  

• Bimbiasara of the Haryanka dynasty was ruling over Magadha at that time.  

• During that period Cyrus succeeded in bringing under Persian control over all the Indian tribes west of the Indus lake like Gandhara.  

• Darius I Cyrus's grandson annexed Punjab and Sindh.  

• Son of Darius, Xerxes, was not able to conquest further because of the war with the Greeks.  

Greeks invasion:  

• Alexander was attracted to India's wealth.  

• There were many small rulers like Ambhi of Taxila and Porus of Jhelum, just before Alexander's invasion.  

• Initially, Ambhi accepted the sovereignty of Alexander.

• Alexander granted their territory back, as he was impressed with Porus. The battle between him and Porus is called the " Battle of Hydaspes".  

• After his army crossed the river, Chenab annexed the tribes Chenab and Ravi.  

• His army was exhausted and refused to cross the river, Beas.  

• Alexander was forced to retreat in 326 BCE, he died on his way back to Babylon in 323.  

Hence, the Iranians and the Greeks invaded from the northwest side of India.