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Gedrosia

Gedrosia was an ancient region corresponding to present-day Balochistan, along the coast of the Arabian Sea. Under the Treaty of the Indus, the Seleucid Empire ceded Gedrosia, along with Arachosia and Paropamisadae, to the Maurya Empire in exchange for 500 war elephants.

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