At the Battle of the Hydaspes in 326 BC, which Indian monarch deployed 200 war elephants against Alexander?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. King Porus
- Step 1: Alexander endeavored to reach the "ends of the world and the Great Outer Sea" and invaded India in 326 BC, achieving an important victory over Porus, an ancient Indian king of present-day Punjab, at the Battle of the Hydaspes. Answer: King Porus. Why not the others: "Chandragupta Maurya" founded the Mauryan Empire years later, negotiating a border treaty with Seleucus I; "King Taxiles" was the ruler of Taxila who submitted peacefully to Alexander and assisted his army; "King Ashoka" was the famous Buddhist Mauryan emperor who ruled India in the 3rd century BC.
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