Hindush
Indian province of the Achaemenid empire
Hindush (Old Persian: 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 Hidūš) was an administrative division of the Achaemenid Empire. It was the "easternmost province" governed by the Achaemenid dynasty.
Hindush 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 | |||||||||
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Satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire | |||||||||
c. 513 BCE–c. 325 BCE | |||||||||
Approximate territorial extent of the Achaemenid realm in the Indus Valley | |||||||||
Demonym | Indian | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
Government | |||||||||
• Type | Monarchy | ||||||||
Monarchs | |||||||||
• 513–499 BCE | Darius I (first) | ||||||||
• 336–330 BCE | Darius III (last) | ||||||||
Historical era | Iron Age | ||||||||
c. 513 BCE | |||||||||
c. 325 BCE | |||||||||
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Today part of | Pakistan India |