Arigenva

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

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Arigenva (अरिगेंव) or Arigaeum was an ancient city located west of the Indus River in valley of Bajaur Pakistan at the time of invasion of Alexander the great]] in 327 BC.

Variants

• Arigenva (अरिगेंव) (AS, p.38)
• Arigaeum (Arigaion) (Arrian:The Anabasis of Alexander/4b, Ch.24) Capital of Aspasians 327 BC

History

Arrian writes....Then crossing the mountains he (Alexander the great) descended to a city called Arigaeum, and found that this had been set on fire by the inhabitants, who had afterwards fled. There Craterus with his army reached him, after accomplishing all the king's orders; and because this city seemed to be built in a convenient place, he directed that general to fortify it well, and. settle in it as many of the neighbouring people as were willing to live there, together with any of the soldiers who were unfit for service.

अरिगेंव

विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर ने लेख किया है ... अरिगेंव (AS, p.38) अलक्षेंद्र के भारत-आक्रमण के समय (327 ई. पू.) सिंधु नदी के पश्चिम की ओर बजोर की घाटी में बसा हुआ एक नगर है। यवनराज के आक्रमण की सूचना मिलने पर नगरवासी नगर को जलाकर छोड़ गए थे। अरिगेंव की स्थिति संभवत: बजोर के वर्तमान मुख्य नगर नवगई के निकट थी।