Hydraotes River

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Hydraotes River is an ancient name, likely referring to a river in the northwestern Indian subcontinent mentioned in classical sources describing Alexander the Great’s Indian campaign.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Granicus River 1
Hydraotes River canonical 1

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Statements (19)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient river name
historical geographic entity
appearsIn Greco-Roman geographical tradition
associatedWith Hellenistic geography
describedAs river in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent
documentedAs river encountered or reported during Alexander’s eastern campaigns
hasAlternativeCharacterization possibly a Greek rendering of a local river name
hasCulturalContext Greco-Roman accounts of India
hasModernStatus subject of scholarly debate regarding its exact identification
hasNameOrigin Greek
hasStatus historically attested but not securely identified with a modern river
hasUncertainIdentification true
locatedIn northwestern Indian subcontinent
mentionedIn classical sources
mentionedInContextOf Wars of Alexander the Great
surface form: Alexander the Great’s Indian campaign
partOf ancient descriptions of the Indus region
relatedTo Alexander the Great
Alexander’s Asian campaign
surface form: Macedonian invasion of India
timePeriod 4th century BCE (as a reported feature)

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Indian campaign hasLocation Hydraotes River
Battle of Granicus locatedOnRiver Hydraotes River
subject surface form: Battle of the Granicus
this entity surface form: Granicus River