His birth year is still not known but now since he fought the Battle of Hydaspes in May 326 BC and reigned between 340 BC to 321 BC, his contemporaries were Maha Padma Nanda (who might be a slight older to him as he had established the Nanda Empire 5 years prior to 345 BC) and later his son Dhana Nanda of the Magadh Empire who was defeated around 321 by Chandragupta Maurya. Now that the story of Porus is documented in Greek history not much is known about his early life besides the fact that he was a brave Puru king.

This makes Porus a direct descendant of Puru King Bharat after whom our country was named Bharatvarsh along with the fact that he was a Chandravanshi and a descendant of Yayawati from his son Puru. According to historians this Paurav clan is related to the Vedic tribe Puru that finds mention in Rig Veda. Porus belonged to Paurav Rashtra, a region between river Jhelum and river Chenab. Here we share everything about King Puru – Early Life, Background, Family, Battles, and Death King Porus Was the Last Paurava King – The Background of His Dynasty By Andre Castaigne (1898-1899), via Wikimedia Commons This is the reason why we find the Greek history books appreciating this Indian king a lot. After all, he not only fought with the Macedonian king Alexander the Great with a lot of courage and valor but also could win an enemy’s respect without having to bend his own. King Porus aka is widely known as one of the bravest kings of India.

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