Chitra Katha
Raja Puru (Porus)King Who Stood at Vitasta
In 326 BCE he met Alexander’s army on the Jhelum (Vitasta) with war elephants, and by Arrian’s account fought on wounded until he was brought before Alexander, who left him his kingdom.
Fought Alexander 326 BCE; killed c. 317 BCE
Sources for these facts
- Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander, Book 5
- Plutarch, Life of Alexander 60
- Diodorus Siculus, Book 19
- Quintus Curtius Rufus, Book 8
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