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Battle of the Hydaspes River
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/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
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