Alexander’s Invasion in Indian History:
- Alexander was born in 356 BC as the son of King Philip II of Mascedonia.
- Epirus or Olympias was Alexanders mother
- Aristotle was Alexander’s teacher.
- He became the king in 336 BC
- He defeated the Persian ruler Darius III.
- Alexander founded the city of Alexandria in Egypt
- In 326 BC Alexander defeated Porus (Purushothama) the ruler of Punjab and Captured Taxila through the battle of Hydaspes on the banks of river Jhelum
- Ambhi the ruler of Taxila invited Alexander to India.
- Alexander died of Malaria at the age of 33 in 323 BC while he was in Babylon.
- Alexander was cremated at Alexandria
- Alexander was known as Shehansha in Persia and Sikhandar-I-Asam in Indo-Pak region.
- The Last general of Alexander in India was Eudamas.
- Alexander’s first General in India was Selucus Nikator.
- Alexander IV succeeded Alexander as the Masedonian King.
- Alexander’s teacher Aristotle is considered as the father of Politics, Biology, Taxonomy and the Science of Logic.
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