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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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 NERFINISHED ⓘ 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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