The Battle of the Hydaspes River is a battle fought by Alexander the Great in 326 BCE against the Indian king Porus (Pururava or Purushotthama in Sanskrit) on the Hydaspes River (the Jhelum) in the Punjab region of ancient India, near Bhera now in Pakistan.
The kingdom of Paurava of King Porus is situated in the part of Punjab which is now part of modern day Pakistan.
The Hydaspes is the last major battle fought by Alexander.
Although victorious, Alexander's exhausted army mutinies and refuses to go any further into India.
His tired army sees the use of war elephants for the first time in years since Gaugamela.
King Porus and his men put up a fierce resistance against the invading Macedonian army which even wins the admiration and respect of Alexander.
