HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Question
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Early Indian culture became nearly extinct
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Persian culture merged with Indian culture
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Persian culture vanished
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -An empire had been destroyed-but it was his. As with the Medes, Cyrus adopted a conciliatory approach to the Lydians. He kept the treasury at Sardis and brought Croesus into his court. He permitted local cultures, religions and laws to be maintained, which helped him gain the loyalty of his new subjects.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cyrus the Great was the founder of the Achaemenian Empire. His empire, stretching from the Aegean Sea to the Indus River, was the largest that had ever existed at the time of his rule. Cyrus pieced his kingdom together using a mixture of conquest and diplomacy, attesting to his skills as a warrior and a statesman.
Detailed explanation-3: -The impact of Persian invasion on Indian culture was that the Kharoshthi script which was an Iranian form of writing was introduced in India by the Persian scribes. The Kharoshthi script was used in some of the Ashokan inscriptions belonging to the third century A.D.