Malayketu

Malayketu

Malayketu was the king of a kingdom in Punjab located between the Jhelum and the Chenab "(Greek: the Hydaspes and the Acesines)" and dominions extending to Hyphasis [Arrian Anabasis of Alexander, V.29.2] . Its capital may have been near the current city of Lahore [ [http://www.livius.org/pn-po/porus/porus.htm www.livius.org] ] . He was the son of Porus, the king that confronted Alexander the Great in the battle of the Hydaspes.

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* [http://www.livius.org/pn-po/porus/porus.htm Porus] at [http://www.livius.org Livius] , by Jona Lendering


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