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PORUS (4th century B.C.)

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Originally appearing in Volume V22, Page 169 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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PORUS (4th
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century B.C.)  , an
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Indian
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prince, ruler of the
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country between the
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rivers Hydaspes and Acesines at the
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time of the invasion of
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Alexander the
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Great . In the
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battle on the
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banks of the Hydaspes he offered a desperate resistance, and Alexander, struck by his
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independent spirit, allowed him to retain his
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kingdom, which he increased by the addition of territory . From this time
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Porus was a loyal supporter of Alexander . He still held' the position of a Macedonian
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satrap when assassinated some time between 321 and 315 B.C . See
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Arrian v . 18, 19;
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Plutarch, Alexander, 6o;
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Quintus
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Curtius viii . 14 .

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