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A painting by Charles Le Brun depicting Alexander and Porus during the Battle of the Hydaspes. When asked by Alexander how he wished to be treated, Porus replied "Treat me as a king would treat another king". [47] [full citation needed] Impressed, Alexander indeed treated him like a king, allowing him to retain his lands.
Informed of Alexander's passage, Porus became concerned with tackling those who had already crossed, rather than preventing passage of the remaining majority. [16] He took a defensive position in the plains, interspersing infantry units with elephants [ d ] on the front lines and stationing the cavalry and chariots in the wings.
After gaining control of the former Achaemenid satrapy of Gandhara, including the city of Taxila, Alexander advanced into Punjab, where he engaged in battle against the regional king Porus, whom Alexander defeated in the Battle of the Hydaspes in 326 BC, [36] [37] but was so impressed by the demeanor with which the king carried himself that he ...
King Porus is due to marry Axiane when he hears news that Alexander the Great is threatening his kingdom. Hephaestion arrives and offers Porus the choice of submission to Alexander or war. Porus chooses to resist. In the ensuing battle, Porus is abandoned by his men but bravely fights single-handedly against a band of enemies, until he is captured.
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Porus surrenders to Alexander. 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. [129] Alexander was impressed by Porus's bravery and made him an ally.