Hyphasis River
E534436
The Hyphasis River, known today as the Beas River in northern India, marked the easternmost point of Alexander the Great’s advance during his Indian campaign.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical geographic feature
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river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Beas River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ancientNameOf | Beas River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hellenistic accounts of India ⓘ |
| associatedWithCampaign | Alexander's Indian campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | mutiny of Alexander's troops to refuse further eastward march ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Alexander the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateRole | reference point in ancient geographies of India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally west and south ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Himachal Pradesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageVariantName |
Beas (modern Hindi/Punjabi)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vipāśā (Sanskrit) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInGreekSources | Hyphasis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | easternmost point of Alexander the Great's advance ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
ⓘ
Punjab region NERFINISHED ⓘ northern India ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Arrian's Anabasis of Alexander
NERFINISHED
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Plutarch's Life of Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintus Curtius Rufus' Histories of Alexander the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | confluence with the Sutlej River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indus River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Punjab river system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionInAntiquity | northwestern Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| significance |
important river of the Punjab plains
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natural boundary of Alexander's empire in the east ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Himalayan foothills ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfKeyEvent | 326 BCE ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Sutlej River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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