Surrender Of Porus To The Emperor Alexander Greek News Photo Getty The battle of the hydaspes also known as battle of jhelum, or first battle of jhelum, was fought between alexander the great and porus in may of 326 bce. it took place on the banks of the hydaspes river in what is now the punjab province of pakistan, [17] as part of alexander's indian campaign. in what was possibly their most costly engagement. Porus. porus or poros (ancient greek: Πῶρος pôros; fl. 326–321 bc) was an ancient indian king whose territory spanned the region between the jhelum river (hydaspes) and chenab river (acesines), in the punjab region of what is now india and pakistan. [2] he is only mentioned in greek sources. said to be a warrior with exceptional skills.
581 Surrender Of Porus To The Emperor Alexander Stock Photo Alamy Surrender of porus to the emperor alexander. greek. get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. According to all surviving ancient historical sources, king alexandros iii of makedonia (most commonly known in english as “alexander the great”) defeated king porus (whose name is conjectured to have been puru in his native tongue) of the indian kingdom of paurava in the battle of the hydaspes in may 326 bc. The indians were defeated in a fierce battle, even though they fought with elephants, which the macedonians had little experience fighting. in the spring of 326 b.c., alexander's army engaged king porus' force of 35,000 infantrymen, 10,000 cavalry and 200 battle trained elephants. curtius wrote, “porus himself rode an elephant which towered. Finally, alexander prevailed, but as recorded by plutarch, the greek historian, “the combat with porus took the edge off the macedonians’ courage, and stayed their further progress into india”. if this was the resistance offered by a minor king, to the great alexander himself, then what of the more powerful armies which lay further ahead.
326 Bc King Porus Surrenders To Alexander The Great At The Battle Of The indians were defeated in a fierce battle, even though they fought with elephants, which the macedonians had little experience fighting. in the spring of 326 b.c., alexander's army engaged king porus' force of 35,000 infantrymen, 10,000 cavalry and 200 battle trained elephants. curtius wrote, “porus himself rode an elephant which towered. Finally, alexander prevailed, but as recorded by plutarch, the greek historian, “the combat with porus took the edge off the macedonians’ courage, and stayed their further progress into india”. if this was the resistance offered by a minor king, to the great alexander himself, then what of the more powerful armies which lay further ahead. King porus of paurava was an important ruler in the indian subcontinent during the 4th century bce. porus fiercely battled alexander the great, and not only survived that battle but made an honorable peace with him and gained an even larger rule in punjab in what is today pakistan. curiously, his story is written in numerous greek sources. Summary. how alexander set out in pursuit of porus who had retreated into the desert. at this point our history says that after the queen of the amazons had gone, alexander learned that porus of india had fled with a large company into the indian desert, where he was gathering all his forces to do battle with him again.
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