Macedonian expansion into India
GPTKB entity
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical event
|
| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
trade_routes_between_India_and_the_Mediterranean |
| gptkbp:finish |
return_of_Alexander_to_Babylon
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Macedonian expansion into India
|
| gptkbp:includes |
diplomatic missions
Battle of the Hydaspes |
| gptkbp:influenced |
Indian_art_and_architecture
philosophy_in_India subsequent_invasions_of_India |
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Greek_mercenaries
logistical challenges |
| gptkbp:isChallengedBy |
local rulers
the local geography the establishment of cities the establishment of trade relations the monsoon climate the_decline_of_the_Achaemenid_Empire the_Maurya_Empire's_rise the_decline_of_Hellenistic_influence_in_India the_introduction_of_Greek_art_forms the_resistance_of_Indian_kings |
| gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy |
military campaigns
strategic military tactics the use of propaganda the use of elephants in warfare |
| gptkbp:isDocumentedIn |
historical texts
ancient historians Arrian the_works_of_Diodorus_Siculus |
| gptkbp:isFacilitatedBy |
the use of cavalry
local alliances the support of local allies the establishment of garrisons |
| gptkbp:isInfluencedBy |
the political landscape of the time
previous_conquests_in_Persia the_philosophy_of_Aristotle |
| gptkbp:isNotableFor |
the_cultural_exchanges_between_East_and_West
the_crossing_of_the_Hindu_Kush |
| gptkbp:isRecognizedFor |
the_cultural_legacy_left_in_India
the_historical_narrative_of_Alexander's_conquests the_history_of_ancient_India |
| gptkbp:isVisitedBy |
desire for conquest
|
| gptkbp:ledTo |
the fusion of cultures
the_spread_of_Hellenistic_culture the_spread_of_Greek_language cultural_exchanges_between_Greece_and_India the_spread_of_Buddhism_in_the_Hellenistic_world |
| gptkbp:occursAnnually |
4th century BC
|
| gptkbp:performedBy |
resistance from local kingdoms
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
the introduction of new technologies
the blending of religious practices the establishment of cultural syncretism Hellenistic_influence_in_India the_establishment_of_the_Indo-Greek_Kingdoms the_spread_of_Greek_coinage |
| gptkbp:wasPartOf |
Alexander's_campaign_against_the_Persian_Empire
the_larger_context_of_the_Hellenistic_period |