Gandāra
Videos
Gandāra, or Gadāra in Achaemenid inscriptions was one of the easternmost provinces of the Achaemenid Empire in South Asia, following the Achaemenid invasion of the Indus Valley. It appears in various
Eastern Satrapies of the Achaemenid Empire
𓉔𓃭𓐍𓂧𓇌𓈉 h-rw-ḫ-d-y Gaⁿdāra
Athens coin (c. 500/490–485 BC) discovered in Pushkalavati. This coin is the earliest known example of its type to be found so far east. Such coins were circulating in the area as currency, at least as far as the Indus, during the reign of the Achaemenids.
The name Gadāra (𐎥𐎭𐎠𐎼 in Old Persian cuneiform) in the DNa inscription of Darius the Great (circa 500 BC).
Porus
Videos
Porus or Poros was an ancient Indian king whose territory spanned the region between the Hydaspes and Acesines rivers. He is only mentioned in Greek sources. Said to be a warrior with exceptional skil
Gandāra
…conquest of the Indus Valley c. 500 BCE • Disestablished August/September c. 300 BCE Preceded by Succeeded by Gandhāra Kamboja Kingdom of Taxiles Kingdom of Porus Gandaris Peucelaotis Kingdom of Abisares Kingdom of Assacani Gandāra, or Gadāra in Achaemenid inscriptions (Old Persian cuneiform: 𐎥𐎭𐎠𐎼, Gadāra, also…
A painting by Charles Le Brun depicting Alexander and Porus during the Battle of the Hydaspes
Surrender of Porus to Alexander, 1865 engraving by Alonzo Chappel.
Alexander the Great and King Poros – Opera From Antonio Cesti Burnacini – 1750