Battle of the Jhelum
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The Battle of the Jhelum was a major 326 BCE clash in Alexander the Great’s Indian campaign, where he defeated King Porus on the banks of the Hydaspes River in present-day Pakistan.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of the Jhelum canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ military conflict ⓘ |
| aftermath |
expansion of Alexander’s control over parts of the Punjab
ⓘ
integration of Indian troops into Alexander’s army ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of the Hydaspes
ⓘ
Battle of the Hydaspes ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Hydaspes River
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| associatedWith |
monsoon-season campaigning
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use of Indian war elephants ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Paurava kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Paurava
Macedon ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonian Empire
army of Alexander the Great ⓘ army of King Porus ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
Macedonian forces including infantry, cavalry, and companion cavalry
ⓘ
Paurava forces including infantry, cavalry, chariots, and war elephants ⓘ |
| commander |
Alexander the Great
ⓘ
King Porus ⓘ |
| date | 326 BCE ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Porus restored as a client king
ⓘ
mutiny of Alexander’s troops at the Hyphasis River ⓘ mutual respect between Alexander and Porus ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Arrian’s Anabasis of Alexander
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Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
surface form:
Diodorus Siculus’s Bibliotheca historica
Life of Alexander ⓘ
surface form:
Plutarch’s Life of Alexander
|
| locatedInPresentDay | Pakistan ⓘ |
| location |
Hydaspes River
ⓘ
Jhelum River ⓘ Punjab ⓘ
surface form:
Punjab region
near present-day Jhelum, Punjab, Pakistan ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Pakistan ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Alexander reportedly asked Porus how he wished to be treated ⓘ |
| notableQuote | Porus replied that he wished to be treated “like a king” ⓘ |
| outcome | defeat of King Porus ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mallian campaign of Alexander the Great
ⓘ
surface form:
Alexander the Great’s Indian campaign
Wars of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | clash between Macedonian tactics and Indian war elephants ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Mallian campaign of Alexander the Great
ⓘ
surface form:
Alexander’s crossing of the Indus River
Battle of Gaugamela ⓘ |
| region | northwestern Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| result | Macedonian victory ⓘ |
| riverCrossing | Alexander crossed the Hydaspes River at night to surprise Porus ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated Alexander’s ability to defeat war elephants
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marked the easternmost major battle of Alexander’s conquests ⓘ one of the hardest-fought battles of Alexander’s career ⓘ |
| theatre | Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| year | 326 BCE ⓘ |
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