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Who was Porus

King Porus (King Puru too) was the Vashanj of the Porawa Dynasty, whose empire spread to Jhelum and Chenab rivers in Punjab (Hydaspes and Asisnas in Greek) and colonized Hyposis. Their area was between Hydaspas (Jhelum) and Acid (Chenab), which is now the region of Punjab. Porus fought with Alexander Great in the Battle of Hydaspas. King Porus The empire of the great emperor Porus was the giant. Maharaja Poros was the owner of a very large land including Sindh-Punjab. The empire of Porus was located between the Zahalam (Jhelum) and Chenab rivers. Porus was famous for his bravery. He had built his own kingdom with the support of all those who had accepted his leadership on Khukharan (hollow). The historians believe that Puru had faith in his heroism and laughter, but he did not stop Alexander from crossing the Jhelum river and this was his mistake. When Sikandar invaded, his Gandhara-Takshshila's King Amehi welcomed and helped Sikandar Gupta in a secret way. The king hims...