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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.
SET launched Siddharth Kumar Tewary's serial titled Porus on the Battle of Hydaspes [27] in Nov 2017, in which Porus is portrayed by Laksh Lalwani. Porus appears in the Historical Battle campaign of Rome: Total War: Alexander. Porus appears in the video game Ancient Battle: Alexander, in which he is a playable character, as well as an enemy.
The Hydaspes was the last major battle fought by Alexander. [30] The main train went into what is now modern-day Pakistan through the Khyber Pass , but a smaller force under the personal command of Alexander went via the northern route, resulting in the Siege of Aornos along the way.
Perdiccas was part of the cavalry under Alexander's control at the Battle of the Hydaspes in 326 BC and crossed the river with him in said battle. Perdiccas later plundered around Sangala, and assaulted and sacked the Mallian towns. [24]
After Aornos, Alexander crossed the Indus and won an epic battle against King Porus, who ruled a region lying between the Hydaspes and the Acesines (Chenab), in what is now the Punjab, in the Battle of the Hydaspes in 326 BC. [130] Alexander was impressed by Porus's bravery and made him an ally.
On the left bank of the Hydaspes, Alexander fights his last great battle, the Battle of the Hydaspes River. He and his general Craterus defeat the Indian King Porus. Alexander founds two cities there, Alexandria on the Indus or Alexandria Nicaea (to celebrate his victory) and Alexandria Bucephalous or Bucephala (named after his horse Bucephalus ...
Although victorious, Battle of the Hydaspes was also the most costly battle fought by the Macedonians. [39] East of Porus' kingdom, near the Ganges River, was the powerful Nanda Empire of Magadha. According to the Greek sources, the Nanda army was five times larger than the Macedonian army. [40]
Jhelum is near the site of the famous Battle of the Hydaspes between the armies of Alexander the Great and Raja Porus. This battle took place a few miles downstream from the city centre, along the river banks. The city was founded to commemorate the death of Alexander's horse, Bucephalus, and was originally called