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2 unusual facts about King Porus


Puru

King Porus, a king of northwest India in the time of Alexander the Great

Roman d'Alexandre en prose

Meanwhile, Darius's old ally, Porrus, the king of India, still threatens, and Alexander sets out further eastward.


Dhana Nanda

During the Alexander's campaign of India, King Poros(or Porus) stated the king of Gangaridai was a man of worthless character and was not held in respect.

History of Jhelum

Modern research has fixed the site of the conflict between Alexander and Porus as within Jhelum district, though the exact spot at which the Macedonian king effected the passage of the Jhelum (or Hydespes) has been hotly disputed.

Pothohar Plateau

Potohar was known as Paurava in the past and the king of this region was King Porus and he is known for the famous battle with Alexander between the regions of Jhelum river and Indus river.

Sood

In 331 BC, after defeating Poras, Alexander's invasion and entry into India at the banks of River Beas was stopped by the superior forces of Rai Shah Sood.


see also

Buddhism and the Roman world

Roman historical accounts describe an embassy sent by the "Indian king Porus (Pandion (?) Pandya (?) or Pandita (Buddhism) (?)) to Caesar Augustus sometime between 22 BC and 13 CE.