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invasions from the east
by p kumar on Oct 06, 2005 03:29 AM

The author's contention that 1965 was the first time that there was a movement/threat from the east on to the land thatis Pakistan is not correct.ProminentIndian rulers invading the land west of Indus include Prasenjit(6th century BC),Chandragupta Maurya(4th century BC),Pushyamitra shung(2nd century AD),Samudragupta,Skandagupta(4th century AD),Mihirkul(6th century AD),Akbar(16th century AD),Jehangir,Shahjehan,Aurangzeb(17th century AD),Raghunath Rao(18th century AD),Maharaja Ranjit Singh(19th century AD)and Indian Army(1971).

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1965 War: A view from the east