Write a note on Alexander and his attempt to conquer India ?
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Alexander the great Macedonian conquistador invaded India in 326 B.C.E. at the end of his brilliant campaign to 'conquer the known world' as he swept Greece, Mediterranean world, Syria, Egypt, Persia and Central Asia dislodging a number of native dynasties and replacing them with his Greek lieutenants.
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Alexander was attracted by the wealth and prosperity of India. The Indian soldiers who fought under Xerxes in Greece had awakened great interest among Greeks about India. Curiosity, love of adventure and passion for conquest inspired Alexander to march to India.
The Indian campaign of Alexander the Great began in 327 BC. ... This caused Alexander to turn south, advancing through southern Punjab and Sindh, along the way conquering more tribes along the lower Indus River, before finally turning westward.
The Battle of the Hydaspes was fought between Alexander the Great and King Porus in 326 BCE. It took place on the banks of the Jhelum River (known to the ancient Greeks as Hydaspes) in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent (modern-day Punjab, Pakistan).
lexander was in India east of the Indus for a brief period of about nineteen months from the spring of 326 B.C. to September 325 B.C
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