Gandaridae

(Γανδαρίδαι), Gandarītae (Γανδαρῖται), or Gandărae (Γανδάραι, Skt. Gandháras). An Indian people, in the middle of the Punjâb, between the rivers Acesines (Chenab) and Hydraotes (Ravee), whose king, at the time of Alexander's invasion, was a cousin and namesake of the celebrated Porus. From them the Afghan city of Kandahar gets its name.