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  Alexander the Great Biography
Having fought in India, he returned west through Makran trying to consolidate his empire.
He invaded India in 326 BC and fought with King Purushotthama or Porus in the Battle of Hydaspes.
However, he avoided a war with the Nanda empire that was ruling vast areas of northern India and was then the main power in India.
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  Purushotthama
Purushotthama was the king of Paurava[?](the land of the Puru[?] tribe), one of the mahajanapadas (kingdoms) that originated from Aryan settlements in India.
Purushotthama was also knowm as Porus by the Greeks, and fought Alexander the Great in India.
A city was named after him as Purushapura, which later came to be known as Peshawar (in Pakistan).
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/pu/Purushotthama.html   (82 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Battle of the Hydaspes River
The battle of the Hydaspes River was a battle fought by Alexander the Great in 326 BC against the Indian king Purushotthama (better known as Porus) on the Hydaspes River (now the Jhelum) in present-day Pakistan.
His tired army saw the use of elephants for the first time in war and were afraid of what other such war techniques might they have to face.
King Purushotthama with 200 War elephants, 6,000 Cavalry, and 30,000 Infantry.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Battle_of_the_Hydaspes_River   (1080 words)

  
 Sathya Sai Baba - God-directed activity
The Vedhapurusha is the Purushotthama (the supremest person) for by His will He manifested Himself as the cosmos and its components, out of Himself.
Each one of us is the resident and the sole resident of a distinct house of God.
But, the Purushotthama - the supreme resident in all the cities - is God.
www.saibaba.ws /teachings2/goddirected.htm   (686 words)

  
 Sathya Sai Baba - Discourses - Purusha and Purushotthama, Prashanthi Nilayam, 20 Oct 1963
Arjuna addresses Krishna as Purushotthama, for He only is supreme amongst the Purushas.
Each body has the Purusha in it and the entire universe has the Purushotthama immanent in it.
So, after all, what dies is the body, not the occupant of the body, the Purusha.
laluni.helloyou.ws /askbaba/discourses/d1963/d19631020-2.html   (1207 words)

  
 Alexander the Great Info - Encyclopedia WikiWhat.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Having fought in India, he returned west through Makran trying to consolidate his empire.
He invaded India in 326 BC and fought with King Purushotthama or Porus in the Battle of Hydaspes.
However, he avoided a war with the Nanda empire that was ruling vast areas of northern India and was then the main power in India.
www.wikiwhat.com /encyclopedia/a/al/alexander_the_great.html   (1116 words)

  
 Tank, Pakistan
With successive by empires from the north like Alexander the Great, the great and Genghis Khan and Moghuls from the east and the south, the natives were centered into a limited and desolate land, yet not defeated completely.
At the Battle of the Hydaspes (now the Beas river), fought between the Alexandarian army and the Indian king Purushotthama (better known as Porus), the Macedonian army denied to go any further.
It is said that while Alexander was busy conquering the far east, the army of his was being thrashed to pieces from the north by the barbarian tribes.
creekin.net /c5499-n142-tank-pakistan.html   (991 words)

  
 The Hindu : Around The City
The winners of the State-level essay contests on "Adulteration and consumer protection" conducted by the Thiruvananthapuram Jilla Upabhoktru Samithi in connection with National Consumer Day have been announced.
Arun, G. Vijayakrishnan and Purushotthama Kamath have won the first, second and third prizes respectively.
The awards will be presented at a function on World Consumer Day in March, the samithi general secretary, D. Venugopal, said in a statement here today.
www.hindu.com /2004/01/20/stories/2004012013170300.htm   (349 words)

  
 Srivaishnavam
All the three deal with the Purushotthama Tatvam elaborated in the chapter of Bahgavad Gita entitled Purushotthama Yogam.
The Key passage for us in all the three Sookthams is "Naanya: Panthaa Ayanaaya Vidhayateh".
The Understanding of the Purushotthama Tatvam as described by the Sookthams is hinted as the only path to attain Moksham.
www.sadagopan.org /vu/vu6.htm   (523 words)

  
 Porus - TheBestLinks.com - Alexander the Great, India, 326 BC, Arrian, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
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For the mythological figures, see Porus (Greek mythology) and Porus (Roman mythology).
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 wikien.info: Main_Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
With the death of Spitamenes and his marriage to Roxana (Roshanak in Persian) to cement his relations with his new Central Asian satrapies, in 326 BC Alexander was finally free to turn his attention to India.
After accepting the submission of King Omphis of Taxiles, he fought an epic battle against the monarch Purushotthama in the Battle of Hydaspes.
He continued on to conquer all the headwaters of the Indus.
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