Porus
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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
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
Satrap
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A satrap was a governor of the provinces of the ancient Median and Persian Empires and in several of their successors, such as in the Sasanian Empire and the Hellenistic empires. A satrapy is the terr
Porus
…Alexander the Great in the Battle of the Hydaspes (326 BC). Following the conflict, Porus retained his kingship. Alexander not only reinstated him as his satrap but also expanded his jurisdiction to include dominion over lands to the south-east extending as far as the Hyphasis (Beas River/Vipasha). Porus…
The Herakleia head, probable portrait of a Achaemenid Empire Satrap of Asia Minor, end of 6th century BCE, probably under Darius I
A dignitary of Asia Minor in Achaemenid style, c. 475 BC; Karaburun tomb near Elmalı, Lycia
Coin of Themistocles, a former Athenian general, as Achaemenid Empire Satrap of Magnesia, c. 465–459 BC
Coinage of Tiribazos, Satrap of Achaemenid Lydia, 388–380 BC