Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Alexander's expansion into India
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| gptkbp:casualties |
estimated in the thousands
significant casualties on both sides also significant |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:Macedonian_army
gptkb:Indian_army |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
gptkb:King_Porus |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
depicted in art and literature
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| gptkbp:date |
326 BC
|
| gptkbp:duration |
one day
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
continue to evolve.
part of Alexander's campaign in India |
| gptkbp:historical_figure |
vary in details
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
one of the last major battles of Alexander's conquests
|
| gptkbp:historical_source |
gptkb:Arrian's_Anabasis_of_Alexander
Curtius Rufus' Histories of Alexander the Great |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
battle of the Hydaspes
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| gptkbp:involved_forces |
estimated 30,000 troops
|
| gptkbp:kingdom |
large and strategically important
located in present-day Punjab |
| gptkbp:landscape |
riverine terrain
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| gptkbp:leadership |
crucial to the victory
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
influenced future military strategies
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Hydaspes_River
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| gptkbp:military_technology |
included infantry and cavalry
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| gptkbp:mythology |
used in battle
noted by historians |
| gptkbp:notable_battle |
Alexander reinstated Porus as a ruler
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| gptkbp:phylum |
key formation used
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| gptkbp:reputation |
enhanced after the victory
|
| gptkbp:responds_to |
fought valiantly against Alexander
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| gptkbp:result |
gptkb:Macedonian_victory
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| gptkbp:river |
critical to the battle's outcome
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| gptkbp:significance |
demonstrated Alexander's military tactics
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| gptkbp:supply_chain |
critical for sustaining the army
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| gptkbp:tactics |
gptkb:cavalry_charges
flanking maneuvers approximately 40,000 troops boosted by the victory included the use of war elephants utilized superior tactics adapted to Indian warfare shaped perceptions of his conquests to conquer the Indian subcontinent |
| gptkbp:type |
ancient battle
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Philip_II_of_Macedon
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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