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Arachosia

Arachosia was an ancient region in present-day southern Afghanistan, centred around Kandahar. It was an Achaemenid satrapy and was conquered by Alexander the Great. Around 303 BCE Seleucus I ceded it to Chandragupta Maurya in exchange for war elephants, as part of the settlement that shaped the early Seleucid Empire.

Arachosia
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Maurya EmpireFoundationSeleucid EmpireFoundation

Mentioned in 2 state histories

Indo-ScythiansIndo-Parthian Kingdom

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Arachosia. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/arachosia
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“Arachosia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/arachosia. Accessed .
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