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