The short-lived Iranian dynasty of Ancient India

Indo-Parthians or Pahlavas emerged as a powerful force at the start of the common era. It was under their king Gondophares, the Indo-Parthians destroyed the Shakas or Indo-Scythians. But this Iranian Empire of Ancient India was short-lived. We find that after the death of Gondophares, the Indo-Parthians lost control of most of the Empire to the Kushanas. In this video, I talk about the rise of the Indo-Parthians and their eventual decline.

Sources
1. ReOrienting the Sasanians by Khodad Rezakhani
2. The Age of the Parthians Edited By The Idea of Iran Volume II Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis and Sarah Stewart
3. History of Civilization of Central Asia, Vol - II
4. The Empire of the Steppes: A History of Central Asia by René Grousset, Naomi Walford
5. The Dynastic Arts of the Kushans by John M. Rosenfield
6. The Khyber Pass: A History of Empire and Invasion by Paddy Docherty

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