Battle of the Hydaspes River

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Alexander founded the city of Bucephala
Alexander founded the city of Nicaea
gptkbp:casualties heavy for Porus
light for Macedonians
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Kingdom_of_Pauravas
gptkb:Macedonian_Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
gptkb:King_Porus
gptkbp:date 326 BC
gptkbp:historicalSource gptkb:Plutarch
gptkb:Arrian
gptkb:Diodorus_Siculus
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Hydaspes River
gptkbp:legacy Porus retained his kingdom as a vassal
gptkbp:location gptkb:Punjab
gptkb:Hydaspes_River
gptkb:modern-day_Pakistan
gptkbp:notableFor use of war elephants by Porus
difficult river crossing by Alexander's forces
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Alexander's_Indian_campaign
gptkbp:relatedEvent Alexander's crossing of the Indus River
Mutiny at the Hyphasis River
gptkbp:result Macedonian victory
gptkbp:significance marked the easternmost expansion of Alexander's empire
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Puru
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6