2.16 Ancient India Part XVI, Persian Connection: Achaemenid Empire reaches Indus Valley. Who were the Achaemenids?

In this episode we talk about the rise of Achaemenids and how Kourosh/Cyrus II/Cyrus the Great escapes death and is on the verge of taking power. This episode would be all about Persia but is part of the Ancient India series, as we are discussing this to understand the context in which the Achaemenids reach Indus Valley. In the next episode we shall see Cyrus the Great take power in the territories of what had been the Median Empire