Which two kings fought in the Battle of Hydaspes?
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Alexander and Porus.
Battle of Hydaspes. Between Alexander and King Porus on the banks of the river Hydaspes(Jhelum) in 326 BCE.
A) Battle of the Hydaspes, (326 BCE), the fourth and last pitched battle fought by Alexander the Great during his campaign of conquest in Asia. Although Alexander won this battle against a valiant Porus, his battalions refused to venture further dreading the great Magadha armies which lay across the plains.
B) It took place on the bank of the Jhelum River (called hydaspes by the ancient Greeks)in the Punjab area of India(modern-day Punjab, Pakistan).
C) Alaxendor III of the Mecedon, also known as Alexander the Great, was the monarch of Mecedon in ancient Greece.