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thesaurus/cnp01153774 Poros, Indien, König

Poros, Indien, König

Record IDcnp01153774
URIhttp://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp01153774
Last Edit2024-02-08

General Note

Indischer König im Pandschab, Gegner Alexanders d. Gr.

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Further Biographical Data-v317
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
depiction of ...
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"

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