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Revision as of 05:29, 28 December 2019 by Jerodlycett (talk | contribs) (Removed {{No footnotes}} tag from article (TW))(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Agalassoi were a tribe that lived in modern Pakistan in the lower Indus Valley at the time of Alexander the Great. During Alexander's invasion of India, the Agalassoi were defeated in battle by the Macedonian army. The citizens, numbering about 20,000 after a brave resistance to Alexander, cast themselves with their wives and children into flames. They have been identified as Agarwals of today.
References
- Gupta, Parameshwari Lal. Agarwal jaati ka itihaas.
- Battacharya, Sachchidananda. A Dictionary of Indian History (Westport: Greenwood Press, 1977) p. 10.