Indischer König im Pandschab, Gegner Alexanders d. Gr.
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Title of NobilityKönig (gnd)
ActivityPersonen der Geschichte (Politiker und historische Persönlichkeiten) (16.5p) (sswd)
Herrscher (gnd)
CountryIndien
Geographic NoteIN (iso3166)
Names
HeadingPoros, Indien, König used in: Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany
Variant NamePaurava, Indien, König
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Found inM. — Pauly neu
Cropped from File:Alexander victory coin Babylon silver c 322 BCE.jpg by PHGCOM "Victory coin" of Alexander the Great, minted in Babylon c. 322 BC, following his campaigns in the Indian subcontinent. Reverse: Alexander attacking king Porus on his elephant. Silver. British Museum.See Keyne Cheshire, Alexander the Great (Cambridge University Press, 2009), p.139: "perhaps issued as early as 324 BCE" and depicts "Alexander charges Porus, who hurls a javelin from atop his elephant" [User PHGCOM / File:Alexander victory coin Babylon silver c 322 BCE.jpg -- CC0 -- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Porus alexander coin.png]