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In biblical geography, India is described as bordering the Achaemenid Persian Empire under Ahasuerus, as referenced in the Book of Esther. 1 Maccabees, which is located in the Deuterocanonon/Aprocrypha, references "the Indian mahouts of Antichus's war elephants [second century B.C.]". Archaeological findings in the cities of Sumer, including Kish, Lagash, and Ur, confirm trade between India and Mesopatamia. For example, ivory objects crafted in India have been found in Mesopotamia.

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