Indian campaign

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Alexander the Great campaign military campaign

The Indian campaign was Alexander the Great’s final series of military expeditions, during which he invaded and briefly conquered parts of the northwestern Indian subcontinent, including the Punjab region.

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Indian campaign canonical	2

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Target entity: Indian campaign
Context triple: [Alexander the Great, campaign, Indian campaign]

A. North-West Frontier campaigns
The North-West Frontier campaigns were a series of British military operations on the rugged borderlands between British India and Afghanistan, aimed at controlling and pacifying the fiercely independent Pashtun tribal areas.
B. Second Anglo-Afghan War
The Second Anglo-Afghan War was a late 19th-century conflict between the British Empire and Afghanistan that reshaped Afghan sovereignty and British influence in the region.
C. Anglo-Afghan Wars
The Anglo-Afghan Wars were a series of 19th- and early 20th-century conflicts between the British Empire and Afghanistan that shaped the latter’s modern borders and its role as a buffer state in Central Asia.
D. Anglo-Sikh Wars
The Anglo-Sikh Wars were a pair of mid-19th-century conflicts in the Indian subcontinent between the Sikh Empire and the expanding British East India Company that led to the annexation of Punjab into British India.
E. Burma campaign
The Burma campaign was a major World War II land campaign in Southeast Asia in which Allied and Japanese forces fought for control of Burma’s vital territory and supply routes.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Indian campaign
Target entity description: The Indian campaign was Alexander the Great’s final series of military expeditions, during which he invaded and briefly conquered parts of the northwestern Indian subcontinent, including the Punjab region.

A. North-West Frontier campaigns
The North-West Frontier campaigns were a series of British military operations on the rugged borderlands between British India and Afghanistan, aimed at controlling and pacifying the fiercely independent Pashtun tribal areas.
B. Second Anglo-Afghan War
The Second Anglo-Afghan War was a late 19th-century conflict between the British Empire and Afghanistan that reshaped Afghan sovereignty and British influence in the region.
C. Anglo-Afghan Wars
The Anglo-Afghan Wars were a series of 19th- and early 20th-century conflicts between the British Empire and Afghanistan that shaped the latter’s modern borders and its role as a buffer state in Central Asia.
D. Anglo-Sikh Wars
The Anglo-Sikh Wars were a pair of mid-19th-century conflicts in the Indian subcontinent between the Sikh Empire and the expanding British East India Company that led to the annexation of Punjab into British India.
E. Burma campaign
The Burma campaign was a major World War II land campaign in Southeast Asia in which Allied and Japanese forces fought for control of Burma’s vital territory and supply routes.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Alexander the Great campaign ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Wars of Alexander the Great ⓘ surface form: Alexander’s Indian campaign Wars of Alexander the Great ⓘ surface form: Alexander’s campaign in India
chronologicalOrder	final major campaign of Alexander the Great ⓘ
commandedBy	Alexander the Great ⓘ
endTime	325 BC ⓘ
follows	Achaemenid conquest of Mesopotamia ⓘ surface form: Achaemenid campaign Central Asian campaign ⓘ
hasLocation	Acesines River ⓘ Hydaspes River ⓘ Hydraotes River ⓘ Hyphasis River ⓘ Indus Valley ⓘ surface form: Indus River valley Punjab ⓘ surface form: Punjab region northwestern Indian subcontinent ⓘ
hasParticipant	Alexander the Great ⓘ Greek allies ⓘ Indian kingdoms ⓘ King Porus ⓘ Macedonian army ⓘ Mallians ⓘ Oxydracae ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Classical antiquity ⓘ
historicalRegion	Hellenistic period ⓘ surface form: Hellenistic world
includesEvent	Battle of the Hydaspes ⓘ campaign against the Mallians ⓘ crossing of the Indus River ⓘ siege of Aornos ⓘ
notableOutcome	founding of cities named Alexandria in the region ⓘ integration of local rulers into Alexander’s imperial system ⓘ spread of Hellenistic influence into northwestern India ⓘ
objective	expansion of Macedonian rule eastward ⓘ invasion of the northwestern Indian subcontinent ⓘ
opposedBy	King Porus ⓘ various Indian rulers ⓘ
partOf	Wars of Alexander the Great ⓘ
precededBy	conquest of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
result	brief conquest of parts of the Punjab region ⓘ decision to halt further eastward advance ⓘ extension of Macedonian control to the Hyphasis River ⓘ mutiny of Macedonian troops at the Hyphasis River ⓘ
source	Arrian’s Anabasis of Alexander ⓘ Diodorus Siculus ⓘ surface form: Diodorus Siculus’ Bibliotheca historica Life of Alexander ⓘ surface form: Plutarch’s Life of Alexander
startTime	327 BC ⓘ
supportedBy	Companion cavalry ⓘ Indian allies of Alexander ⓘ Macedonian phalanx ⓘ

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