Alexander and Porus

India of the ancient times was made up of several small countries. Each country had a king. India being very rich in agriculture as well as minerals several people tried to conquer India. Alexander the great was one of them. He was the king of Macedonia in Greece. On his way to India he defeated all the kingdoms in the present Arabia. He entered India along with his troops riding on horses. One of the first kingdoms on his was Punarnava. Porus was the great king of Punarnava. The army of Porus consisted of elephants. To reach Punarnava Alexander had to cross the river Cheenab. Understanding the great strength of Alexander, Porus went and met all the kings of neighboring countries. One of them was the powerful king Ambi. Ambi not only refused to help Alexander but sought the help of Alexander to conquer the kingdom of Porus.

Since he was not able to get any help, Porus marched along with his powerful elephant battalion to the shores of Cheenab. Alexander was dependent on his horse battalion. On that night without causing any doubt to the army of Porus, Alexander marched down stream by the shores of Cheenab and managed to cross to the other shore and at the least expected time attacked the army of Porus. Alexander used spears javelins and arrows straight on the elephants. This made them confused and they threw out their drivers and started attacking the army of Porus itself. Thus Porus was defeated. He was captured and chained and brought before Alexander

Alexander asked him, “Porus, how do you want me to treat you?”
Porus replied, “Like a king.”
Alexander was greatly impressed by the valour of Porus and not only released him but gave him back his kingdom.