Why Alexander Admired Porus?

In this video, we look at some aspects of Porus' depiction in Western sources.
Reference:-
1. The invasion of India by Alexander the Great by J W Mcrindle
2. Alexander and the East by A.B Bosworth
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Inputs on the script by Pushkar Chaudhary.
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[@okenogamer]

We can't say for sure if porus's infantry numbered around the exact size given by arrian or not. It could be possible that ancient sources might have exggagerated the size a bit but that's up for debate. However we can't be sure if porus's infantry was significantly less than the initially recorded size because of the fact that Alexander with half his army was able to fully encircle porus since Alex used more of a combined arm tactics and use of more superior technology and enjoyed the advantage of having more battle hardened veterans by his side and let's not forget elephants who trampled porus's own men. Furthermore the reason why Alexander was quickly able to encircle porus was because of his cavalry contingent being divided into many squadrons.

[@tahirmuradbhutta3632]

Excellent dear to enlightened public about forgotten history

[@Playerone1287]

Make a video on gupta amry, the weapons and armour they used and their military tactics etc etc

[@puneet90]

Jay, you are doing a great job and a heartily thanks for the informative and simple presentation. Though, for this particular video I would have appreciated if you had included the dialogue between Porus and Alexander, if any, which would have further shed some light on the heroic and impressionable demeanor of Porus.

[@jayrangani]

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[@tertmade9769]

As for Alexander's Phalanxes Army, they were very well trained and experienced since the reign of his dad Philip II, the man who made Macedonia into a powerful kingdom, he made the groundwork of the Macedonian Army

[@AbhinandanABS]

Can you make som videos about the period Kannauj Triangle ? & do you only make videos about human history or the pre-history as well like early men & other historic beings ?

[@sadhnasharma1492]

Ikshvaku pe ek banao bhai.

[@Playerone1287]

Nice video Alexander's infantry was smaller than this small kingdom's infantry - population factor, india always had high population density

[@Worldcitizen7777]

Still Alexander army was bigger you think a kingdom even smaller than present day Bangladesh can have bigger army than Alexander

[@Playerone1287]

@@Worldcitizen7777 yes it was 45k and porus army was 35k

[@vedicarya7]

​@@Worldcitizen7777But they were dwarfs

[@GIGADEV690]

​@@vedicarya7what's your height bro you call others dwarfs.

[@vedicarya7]

@@GIGADEV690 that doesn't matter here

[@igormalic743]

This was amazing I always admire how you use sources to prove and for credibility as well. I have a question - surely this invasion of Alexander of Macedonia must have been alarming and important in those times so why we don't see any texts mentioning it or why there was no United resistance against him even in Greek resources, surely he was a huge threat and not a mere skirmish on northwest border.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Thank you! Glad you liked the video. About your question, I don't have any concrete answer to this. But I would say that the sources that we presently have about what has happening in the subcontinent during the 4th century BC are all centred around the middle Gangetic Valley. So this focus of the sources, may have to do with the lack of information about the Macedonian invasion. This is just a speculation on my part.

[@indrajeetsinhjhala4213]

I love your content thank you very much bro

[@singhizhem]

Alexander the Great erected 12 pillars to mark his easternmost extent in the punjab. Supposedly it was visited by the Mauryans and even Buddhist monks. Can you discuss these pillars?

[@divyanshjain03]

Jay, first of all amazing work. Really appreciate what you are doing. Just a request, can you please make some videos on Aryan invasion/migration theory and is it right or wrong and a broad discussion on this topic. I dont know if it is your topic of intrest or not but wanted to hear your opinion on this because generally we hear very extreme opinions on these theories.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Thank you! Glad you like the video. I haven't read much about this subject too make a video on it. Also there're many researches that are still going on about this topic. I do not want to make bold claims without having sufficient information in topics like these.

[@divyanshjain03]

@@JayVardhanSingh Thats okay Jay. Keep doing the great work and Thanks for replying🙌🏽

[@Govind_rana500]

Yes he was Katoch Rajput lineage, his ancestors fought against Pandavas during Mahabharat , Katoch is oldest living Clan after Sisodiyas and Kacchawa ✅

[@manthanpandya7501]

Still waiting for video on Gupta art and temple architecture development and also on Maitraks before Gupta(may be under Western Kshatraps), during Gupta and after Gupta!! Please reply!!

[@akk7791]

Nice 👍

[@Vitcini]

Even today most Nishan Hadiar( the highest bravery award) held by district Gujrat the area between Jehlum and Chenab.Still people of this area known for bravery and courage.

[@nischalr577]

Is there any possibility that King Parvataka in Mudrarakshasa refer to Porus? I know it was written more than 500 years after the events, but I wanted to know your opinion. I feel it might be different, since Porus would have been already been killed by Eudamus, before Chandragupta Maurya even establishes his empire

[@agniswar3]

It is most likely Parvataka was a different ruler than Porus.

[@premediri7888]

The story of Porus(Parvataka) and Eudemus(Rakshasa) is depicted in the play in Mudrarakshasha as a side story to the main story.

[@shreyanshsingh1419]

Please make a video on ancient Indian armours and weaponry

[@sunitabajpai4690]

Sir please make a video on the origins of ganesha

[@okenogamer]

Porus wasn't completely sovereign there were other satraps of Alexander overseeing the territories for him in India

[@Worldcitizen7777]

3:10 Muryan empire was greatest

[@raginisingh2251]

Excellent

[@punjabiraj2869]

Porus the Great son of Punjab ❤

[@Govind_rana500]

That time there was Saptsindhu not Punjab, aab is a Arabic word and that time there was no Arabic Caliphate that invaded Bharat ,and also he is Katoch Rajput (son of King ) during Mahabharat time his family fought against Pandavas

[@alexisdespland4939]

is alexander the great empire larger the any cointenparary chinese emor south indian empire. who was ruling in south india in the t alexandrain era.

[@alexisdespland4939]

if alexader hadn't died so young and made back to greece to consolodate his power do you think he would have one day returned to india or would his desendants have returned.

[@arnavpandey5386]

Selucus returned and failed

[@vedicarya7]

I wonder what would have happened to Alexander if he was against Ashoka or Chandragupta, lol they would have handed that dwarf's a$s on platter.😂

[@benefactor4309]

Nanda empire was enough.... Mahapadma conquered the entire Northern India

[@Oskar_Von_Reuenthal_1]

​@@benefactor4309Dhana Nanda was the contemporary during Alexander's reign

[@Chairman_MaoZedong]

"What would have happened" lol

[@vedicarya7]

@@Chairman_MaoZedong 🤓

[@Dada1903]

Moment u said "Alexander the Great" u lost me.....

[@theanalyst1367]

nice video sir . make a video on your collection of books .

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Will do a full library tour on 100k subs.

[@theanalyst1367]

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[@shivanandams4562]

🙏🙏

[@21anandparmar77]

If we have no source other then Greeks then from where this speculations came that Porus won and 2nd alexender died on his way to macedonia his army attacked by tribals... Is their any base of this argument ? Even Sudhansu trivedi said this

[@nischalr577]

It is clearly recorded that Alexander died in Babylon, with some kind of sickness. Which eventually leads to Partition of Babylon and the empire gets split between the Diadochi I doubt there is any legitimate sources which talk about Alexander being killed

[@rowlattgamer3355]

All this porus winning is a nonsense created by stupid ultra nationalist Indians.

[@ayushkumarsingh3029]

I think Chandragupta Maurya also not won against Seleucus because we have no Indian sources but only greco roman sources🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@Playerone1287]

Bhai last wali like sunke hasi nikal gayi meri, sorry'

[@ayushkumarsingh3029]

@@Playerone1287 agar Seleucus Chandragupta Maurya ke war par koi indian sources hai to batao

[@shaifunnessa7816]

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[@BabuLal-pm3ny]

पौरस महान

[@Your_real_dad]

Hi Jay , good content as usual. I wanna ask something .... can u cover the education system of INDIA from ancient era to mordan day before British invasion ? I belong from OBC community, ppl always abuse India and her history in name of "caste system" and I hate it very much . Can show us a clear picture of education system and so called discriminationS which "occurred" in our Land .

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Bhai, its too broad a topic to be covered in a video.

[@Your_real_dad]

​​@@JayVardhanSinghmay be a series 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏? U can take ur time we have no problem 🙂. Ur knowledge and research regarding Indian ancient medical and mordan era is best 🙏🙏🙏.

[@21anandparmar77]

The aftermath of battle looks fishy and undigestable... Alexender who kill each nd everyone who stand against it then why he spare the king who distroyed his army so badly nd greek sources says that his favorite horse killed by porus army... It is hard to belive.

[@ayushkumarsingh3029]

Then you have to read about Oxyrates, Atropates , Mazaeus and Phrataphernes

[@diablo7239]

Bhai Chandargupta maurya jain ya vedic tha btana ... ??????????????

[@gamingtech3983]

Pehle hindu da bad me Jain monk ban gaya

[@rowlattgamer3355]

Vedic

[@ajbindas1095]

​@@gamingtech3983no proof of him being Jain monk other than sources of Jain's written after 500 years

[@thewholesomeZaman]

​@@ajbindas1095 it's common trope found within Jaina literature, every major figure turns into a Jain monk when he gets old, we can't be certain but we do know he constructed multiple Jaina shrines and Hindu sources are silent on Chandragupta so it is possible Chandragupta may have not affiliated himself with Vedic religion for a large chunk of his life

[@ajbindas1095]

@@thewholesomeZaman lol he loved hunting performed the yagna Vedic sacrifices it's confirmed by puranas arthshahtra and lastly most important by Greek Romans sources megasthanes indica said he follows Vedic religion till that time

[@HimanshuSingh-nw2yy]

Porus be like Rajput huta hai surma

[@Playerone1287]

Rajputs didn't exist back then

[@Playerone1287]

Stop this rajputisation of every Indian king

[@Your_real_dad]

​@@Playerone1287fr

[@rowlattgamer3355]

He was not a rajput plz,we have no evidence for it. Only thing we know about him that he worshipped heraclius per greek sources (i.e Krishna in India) and this has led to suggest some scholars that he was originally part of puravas in mathura

[@Arpit_Naresh_123]

Rajpoot word was first used after 12 century And Rajputra was used by worriors in Post Gupta period first time So my friend Menon or Nair, Vellalar,Reddy,Maratha,are other land owning communities of India and are warriors most of these emerged in Medieval times like Rajpoots During Vedic age see the video of Jai vardhan Singh he explains all the different kind of Forces of Ancient India

[@kkk66969]

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[@akhilchaudhary2109]

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[@divineflu34567]

Let him be neutral i like watching authentic one's without someone's personal opinion