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The Khyber Pass: Silk Road Gateway of Empires
In this episode of Trade Routes That Changed Human History Forever, Lucas and Luna explore the Khyber Pass—the narrow mountain corridor that has funneled armies, merchants, and ideas between Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent for millennia. They trace its role from the Achaemenid Empire, when Darius I incorporated Gandhara, through Alexander the Great's dramatic crossing in 327 BCE. The conversation then moves to the Mauryan Empire, where Chandragupta Maurya and his advisor Chanakya (author of the Arthashastra) controlled the pass to tax and regulate trade. The episode highlights…
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