| Pukkusati War with Cyrus | |||||
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| Part of theCampaigns of Cyrus the Great | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
| Gandhara |  Persia | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
| Pushkarasarin | Cyrus | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| Unknown | Entire army except for 7 survivors annihilated | ||||
TheGedrosian campaign ofCyrus the Great was a military expedition of theAchaemenids in the modern-dayBalochistan region against theHindus or Indians.[3]
According toHerodotus, after the rise ofCyrus the Great, he went on to conquer numerous states. He also built a city namedCyropolis which is located atSogdia.Pliny suggests numerous campaigns of Cyrus the Great into the regions nearKabul.[4]
TheAchaemenid Army was in great distress in the deserts ofGedrosia. In this expedition, he is said to have lost much of his army in the desert, marking a remarkable defeat and retreat of thePersians.[5][6][7]
There is no evidence of Cyrus subjugatingGedrosia, and it has been described by various historians that it was most likely underDarius the Great when this region came under Persian control.[1] The difficulties faced byCyrus the great were also observed during the Gedrosrian campaign ofAlexander the Great.[4]
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