Older battles Flashcards
1
Q
Battle of Hydaspes
A
326 BC Alexander and Porus Won by Alexander Fought on the banks of Jhelum, which is called Hydaspes in Greek Opened relation between India and West
2
Q
Jhelum Originates in
A
Spring Verinag Srinagar
3
Q
Alexander died in
A
Babylon
4
Q
Kalinga War
A
260 BC
Ashoka and King of Kalinga
Won By Ashoka
Vast Destruction and bloodshed changed attitude of Ashoka and he embraced Buddhism
5
Q
The monk who told Ashoka to embrace Buddhism
A
Upagupta
6
Q
Slave of slave
A
Balban
