Battle of the Hydaspes

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ancient battle battle

The Battle of the Hydaspes was a decisive 326 BC clash in Alexander the Great’s Indian campaign, where he defeated King Porus on the banks of the Hydaspes River (modern Jhelum) and secured his easternmost major conquest.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of the Hydaspes canonical	13
Battle of Hydaspes	5
Battle of the Hydaspes River	1
The Battle of the Hydaspes	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient battle ⓘ battle ⓘ
aftermath	Porus restored as a subordinate ruler ⓘ expansion of Alexander's control over parts of the Punjab ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of the Jhelum ⓘ
associatedWith	founding of the city of Bucephala by Alexander the Great ⓘ
belligerent1	Macedon ⓘ surface form: Macedonian Empire allied Greek contingents ⓘ
belligerent2	Indian forces under Porus ⓘ Paurava kingdom ⓘ
combatantCulture1	Macedonian-Greek ⓘ
combatantCulture2	Indian ⓘ
commander1	Alexander the Great ⓘ
commander2	King Porus ⓘ surface form: Porus
conflict	Alexander’s Asian campaign ⓘ surface form: Macedonian conquest of the Achaemenid Empire
date	326 BC ⓘ
era	Hellenistic period ⓘ
followedBy	mutiny at the Hyphasis River ⓘ
historicalSource	Arrian of Nicomedia ⓘ surface form: Arrian Diodorus Siculus ⓘ Plutarch ⓘ
location	Hydaspes River ⓘ South Asia ⓘ surface form: Indian subcontinent Jhelum River ⓘ Punjab ⓘ
modernLocation	Jhelum River ⓘ surface form: Jhelum River, Pakistan
notableFigure	Bucephalus ⓘ
outcome	defeat of King Porus ⓘ
partOf	Wars of Alexander the Great ⓘ surface form: Alexander the Great's Indian campaign Wars of Alexander the Great ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of the Acesines River ⓘ
region	Punjab ⓘ surface form: Punjab region
result	Macedonian victory ⓘ
river	Hydaspes River ⓘ surface form: Hydaspes Jhelum River ⓘ surface form: Jhelum
riverCrossedBy	Alexander the Great ⓘ
side1	Macedonian army ⓘ army of Alexander the Great ⓘ
side2	Paurava kingdom ⓘ army of King Porus ⓘ
significance	marked the limit of Alexander the Great's eastward expansion ⓘ secured Alexander the Great's easternmost major conquest ⓘ
tacticalFeature	night river crossing by Alexander's forces ⓘ
usedUnitType	cavalry ⓘ chariots ⓘ infantry ⓘ war elephants ⓘ
year	326 BC ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

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

Alexander the Great → notableBattle → Battle of the Hydaspes ⓘ

Jhelum River → associatedWithBattle → Battle of the Hydaspes ⓘ

Indian campaign → includesEvent → Battle of the Hydaspes ⓘ

The Battles of Alexander → hasPart → Battle of the Hydaspes ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Battle of the Hydaspes

The Battles of Alexander → depictsEvent → Battle of the Hydaspes ⓘ

Jhelum, Pakistan → historicalEventNearby → Battle of the Hydaspes ⓘ

Seleucus I Nicator → participatedIn → Battle of the Hydaspes ⓘ