Ancient India(King Porus) vs Alexander the Great(Greeks)

Unlike his neighbour, Ambhi (in Greek: Omphis), King Porus chose to fight Alexander the Great in order to defend his kingdom, Paurava, and its people.

King Porus fought the Battle of the Hydaspes River with Alexander in 326 BC. After fierce fighting and very heavy casualties on both sides, he was defeated by Alexander in a Pyrrhic victory. The battle is often considered to be Alexander's hardest fought battle, so hard that it caused his army to mutiny against him afterwards. In a famous meeting with Porus - who had suffered many arrow wounds in the battle and had lost his sons, who all chose death in battle rather than surrender -- Alexander reportedly asked him, "How would you like to be treated?" Porus replied, "As befits a king." Alexander was so impressed by the brave and admirable response of King Porus that he released him back to his Kingdom and gave him the captured land of a neighbouring Kingdom whose ruler had fled.

Later, King Porus is reported to have participated in Alexander's conquests further east in India. During the attack and destruction of Sagala, Porus rallied Alexander and supplied elephants as well as 5,000 troops: "At this point too, Porus arrived, bringing with him the rest of the elephants and some five thousand Indians" Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander.

In recognition for his support, Alexander gave him the dominion over the territories he had conquered, as far as the Hyphasis. "He added the territories as far as the river Hyphasis to Porus' dominion, and he himself began to return towards the Hydraotes." Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander

Alexander wanted to move on and conquer the Magadha dynasty,but his soldiers pussied out.....

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[Suds27786]

@ideos5 yaa i do share same thoughts

[VShelat93]

@RyanBrooksby No Alexander fought one King In India and he barely won against him. King Puru's troops demoralized Alexander to the point where he had no further way to progress. The Stories of Kings beyond Punjab, like the Nandas (who outclassed Puru immeasurably) forced Alexander and his troops to end his conquest in India. There was no way the Greeks could forge into India. Even Seleucus had to undergo a treaty with Chandra Gupta to avoid annihilation.

[VShelat93]

@GreekMacedonian1 That's just the thing though... Alexander had conquered half the world but when he reached the bank of the Indus River (Sindu River) he had trouble against a weak king like Puru (Porus), who in comparison to the Nandas of the East was weak. It showed that India was the supreme military power of Asia at that point (along with China).

[VShelat93]

@ideos5 Haha you make a good point, China is a danger to other Asian countries as well as the power of the West. But we should take this new danger in a balanced perspective. Think about it when the West was the power player in the world, other nations were terrified of it as well. And now China has become the new terror of the world.

[VShelat93]

@ideos5 Actually I will agree with you on the point that India benefited technologically (that fact is not debatable). But if you look at history the British were a predominant factor in the partition of India and Pakistan as they edged Mohammad Ali Jinnah (a supporter of Hindu-Muslim unity) to part Pakistan. The majority of international border conflicts today can be traced back to the British. But I suppose change is inevitable and only those who adapt survive.

[VShelat93]

@RyanBrooksby You need to recheck your History... Alexander easily took over Afghanistan at that point. But Afghanistan only became the scourge of the world when they became Muslim. Back then they were of Hindu Majority with a Jain minority and so they were far more civilized than the backwater Afghanistan you see today. India was the only point where Alexander had trouble. Although he won against Porus (a weak king) his troops were too demoralized to progress.

[ideos5]

@MrDonewithme1 The only poor thing i found after reading Ur posting ,, IS UR HEAD !

I know of a good Indian doctor his nick name is MRNAVI 88 Go and have Ur head examined , it will help you become a better person

[ideos5]

@MrDonewithme1 HERE WE GO AGAIN !!! What are you 16-17 ? Are u trying to convince me how strong is an Indian child ? Or how advance is India versus other nations ? Your such a moron !

[ideos5]

@VShelat93 Yes u have some very valid observations , Globalism is not a chosen strategy for the majority of the westerners ,, it is rather an invention of an Asiatic people ( pretending they are westerners ) wanting to control the world ! I HOPE U UNDERSTAND WHAT I AM REFERRING TO ? observing the history of the west , we will find a certain dynamism of reassertion , i don't know the reason for this perhaps it is a cultural phenomenon ? China is dangerus

u dont want this neither do i

[ideos5]

@VShelat93 There is an old Greek proverb , OYDEN KAKON AMIGES KALOY = every bad thing has a proportion of goodness ,,,

The good part after England invaded India was that it over throwed the hateful Mughals , yes England took advantage of India's recourses , but in the end give you a large unified nation !

The fact that u managed to loose almost 1/3 of Ur country do to religious issues ( Pakistan ) is commendable .