I do not desire that my soldiers should also be ruined like me. WIth a sad heart I am planning to put an end to my life.
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I have realized your bravery and strength. Alexander asked them to give up fighting and himself said, “Porus, please pardon me. They expressed their strong desire to surrender. Mr Badge further writes that the soldiers of Alexander were grief- stricken and they began to bewail the loss of their compatriots. After this both signed treaty, Alexander then helped him in annexing other territories to his kingdom”. Porus was true to Indian traditions and did not kill the surrendered enemy. Alexander realized that if he were to continue fighting he would be completely ruined. “In the battle of Jhelum a large majority of Alexander`s cavalry was killed. Badge has included an account of “The Life and Exploits of Alexander” where he writes inter alia the following: He was a broken man at his return from his mis-adventures in India. The depictions by Curtius, Justin, Diodorus, Arrian and Plutarch are quite consistent and reliable in concluding that Alexander was defeated by Porus and had to make a treaty with him to save his and his soldiers` lives. But the truth which is documented in many narratives of the Europeans themselves presents a totally different picture. The facts of Alexander`s miserable defeat and his shattered dream at Indian soil have been avoided consistently by Greek historians and the same was perpetuated during British regime. He was enemy of Porus and wished to defeat Porus with the help of Alexander. Here he was joined by Ambhi, the king of Taxila. I am sure your readers will be interested to learn the truth about the mis-adventures of Alexander in India.Īlexander did not win any war on the Indian soil, he in fact lost to Porus, the king of Punjab, and had to sign a treaty with Porus in order to save his diminishing band of soldiers who were grief-stricken at the loss of their compatriots at the hands of Porus`s army, and expressed their strong desire to surrender.Īlexander after winning many battles and defeating the Persian king, invaded India and crossed Indus. The facts narrated below will expose the popular myth about the so-called world-conquerer “Alexander, The Great(?)”. I am reposting it here again for the information of readers.Īddress: 156 Aberdeen lane, State College, PA 16801 USA Prior from posting the story here, I posted it in agniveer forum here.
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But this link has been broken now, but still it is available on several other websites like this. I am copying and pasting a review on that interesting book. Dinesh Aggarwal is in the limelight in this regard. A book named “Alexander, the Ordinary” by Prof. But, according to some researchers it was Porus who defeated Alexander. He (Alexander) asked how he (Porus) should be treated and Porus gave brave reply to treat him as one king treats with other king. According to the history which is being tought to us, he defeated several Kings of India, then met Porus (Indian name – Paurav or Parvateshvara) in tough war but defeated him.
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Alexander is recognised as first invader in Bharatvarsha.