Question

Obtain information of the Greek Emperor Alexander. Describe the Emperor Alexander's invasion of India.​

Answer 1

The Indian campaign of Alexander the Great began in 326 BC. After conquering the Achaemenid Empire of Persia, the Macedonian king (and now the great king of the Persian Empire), Alexander, launched a campaign into the Indian subcontinent in present-day Pakistan, part of which formed the easternmost territories of the Achaemenid Empire following the Achaemenid conquest of the Indus Valley (late 6th century BC).

Alexander's Indian campaign
Part of the Wars of Alexander the Great
AlexanderConquestsInIndia.jpg
Campaigns and landmarks of Alexander's invasion of northwest Indian subcontinent
Date 327–325 BC
Location
Indus Valley
Result Macedonia conquers much of the Indus Valley, yet has to stop the advance into the Ganges Plain.
Belligerents
Macedonia
various
Commanders and leaders
Alexander the Great
various
After gaining control of the former Achaemenid satrapy of Gandhara, including the city of Taxila, Alexander advanced into Punjab, where he engaged in battle against the regional king Porus, whom Alexander defeated in the Battle of the Hydaspes in 326 BC,[1][2] but he was so impressed by