<P> The Battle of the Hydaspes was fought in 326 BC between Alexander the Great and King Porus of the Paurava kingdom on the banks of the river Jhelum ( known to the Greeks as Hydaspes ) in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent ( modern - day Punjab , Pakistan ) . The battle resulted in a complete Greek victory and the annexation of the Punjab , which lay beyond the far easternmost confines of the already absorbed Persian Empire , into the Macedonian Empire . </P>
<P> The Battle of the Hydaspes was fought in 326 BC between Alexander the Great and King Porus of the Paurava kingdom on the banks of the river Jhelum ( known to the Greeks as Hydaspes ) in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent ( modern - day Punjab , Pakistan ) . The battle resulted in a complete Greek victory and the annexation of the Punjab , which lay beyond the far easternmost confines of the already absorbed Persian Empire , into the Macedonian Empire . </P>
which ruler fought the famous battle on the banks of jhelum river
which ruler fought the famous battle on the banks of jhelum river
Alexander the Great King Porus of the Paurava
Alexander the Great King Porus of the Paurava