Hindush

Achaemenid Hindush 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 Hiⁿdūš (Old Persian)
Satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire
513 BCE–c. 4th century BCE
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Hiⁿdūš was part of the easternmost territories of the Achaemenid Empire
Government
• Type	Monarchy
King or King of Kings
• 513–499 BCE	Darius I (first)
• 358–338 BC	Artaxerxes III
Historical era	Achaemenid era
• Achaemenid conquest of the Indus Valley	513 BCE
• Disestablished	c. 4th century BCE
Preceded by Succeeded by Sindhu-Sauvīra Macedonian Empire

Hindush (Old Persian cuneiform: 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁, Hidūš, transcribed as Hiⁿdūš since the nasal "n" before consonants was omitted in the Old Persian script, and simplified as Hindūš) was a province of the Achaemenid Empire in lower Indus Valley established after the Achaemenid conquest circa 500 BC. According to the ancient Greek historian Herodotus, it was the "easternmost province" of the empire. It is believed to have continued as a province until the invasion of the empire by Alexander the Great circa 326 BC.