Indian histories written by foreign historians ignore the
glorious episodes of exceptional valour & monumental success of the Hindus.
At the same time historians like Vincent Smith are astounded
at the enduring ability of the Hindu Nation to rejuvenate after crushing
defeat!
Nations like China, Babylon, Persia, Ancient Mexico, Ancient
Peru, Egypt, Rome, Greece & many others had many occasions of being
overcome & oppressed by mightier aggressors.
It is not only India that Ionians, Sakas, Kushans, Huns
& other aggressors invaded, they disrupted almost all other nations of the
then known world & brought in so called ‘Dark Ages’, throwing some into
complete oblivion; whereas these barbaric aggressors who came with the ambition
of annihilating the whole of Indian Continent were merged in the vast Indian
multitude that even their name did not remain behind.
Whoever came flashing their swords were ultimately conquered
& engulfed, completely submerged in our society leaving no trace of their
separate existence behind. This was achieved not with peaceful persuasion but
when the aggressor was vanquished completely in the armed conflict.
Some 2500 years ago Indian community & Kingdoms had
spread far beyond the Indus, right upto the boundary of Persia. Through out the whole region up to the Hindukush (Greek
Paropnisus), all along the banks of Indus, up to where it leaps into the sea,
was long unbroken chain of Vedic Indian States, most of them republics, democratic constitutions called
‘Ganas’, only 2-3 monarchies the
biggest of them ruled by King Pourava.
Greeks, including Alexander believed that their ancestors
migrated as a branch of Aryans from Gandhar, that India was their original
abode.
It is likely that that these Greeks were the descendants of
Anu, the son of Yayati. Indians called them ‘Yavanas’ (Ionians in Greek)
Hindu Kush Mountains were the Eastern boundaries of
Alexander’s empire. He marched with his vast army to Takshsashila, sent
ultimatum to all neighboring Indian States demanding unconditional surrender.
King Ambuj/Ambhi bowed down to the Greek might without a
battle which humiliated the braver spirits.
King Pourava took the challenge.
We shall discuss later, King Pourav, Ganas/republics of
Saubhootis, Kathas, Youdheys & many Ganas in the Panchanad (Punjab) who
forced Alexander to strike a retreat homewards from the very threshold of
India. The republics of Malva, Shudrakas, Agrashrenis, Brahmanak Janpad who
gave him bitterest opposition at every step, all along the Indus, making him
realize that Bharat was not an as easy prey as Persia that fell before him like
a palace of paper.
Vincent Smith in his ‘Early history of India’, writes;
“All these proceedings prove that Alexander intended the permanent
annexion of those Indian provinces to his empire, but with in 3 years of his
departure from India, 325BC to 322 BC, his officers in India were ousted, his
garrisons destroyed and all traces of his rule had disappeared.
Who were the leaders of this political conspiracy that wiped out, with in 6 months, the whole of the political dominance caused by
Alexander’s aggression from Panchanad to Sindh?
Just when Alexander was marching into India after reducing
Takshashila, a brilliant youth was learning the science of war in the
University of Takshashila, the one who, a little later was to carve a glorious
page in the history of India.
He was called Chandraupta Maurya.
