- Malayaketu
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Malayaketu 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[1]. Its capital may have been near the current city of Lahore [2]. He was the son of Porus, the king who confronted Alexander the Great in the Battle of the Hydaspes.
References
- ^ Arrian Anabasis of Alexander, V.29.2
- ^ www.livius.org
External links
Categories:- Indian monarchs
- Punjabi people
- Alexander the Great
- People in the history of Pakistan
- Ancient India
- History of South Asia
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