Trigarta Kingdom

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Trigarta was a kingdom mentioned in the epic Mahabharata. It was located in Punjab.

Establishment

January 1149 BC: Trigarta was a kingdom mentioned in the epic Mahabharata.

Chronology

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1. Wars of Alexander the Great

Were a series of conquests that were carried out by Alexander III of Macedon (known as Alexander "The Great") from 336 BC to 323 BC. Alexander conquered the Persian Empire and also expanded his kingdom into the Indian Subcontinent.

1.1.Alexander's War in India

After conquering the Achaemenid Persian Empire, the Macedonian army undertook an expedition into the Indian subcontinent.

June 326 BC: Battle of Hydaspes River against Purava king Porus. Alexander the Great annexed large areas of the Punjab region from the Hydaspes to the Hyphasis (the entire Purava reign of Porus).

March 325 BC: Mallian Campaign against the Malli of the Punjab. Alexander was defining the eastern limit of his power by marching down-river along the Hydaspes to the Acesines (now the Jhelum and Chenab), but the Malli and the Oxydraci combined to refuse passage through their territory. Alexander sought to prevent their forces meeting, and made a swift campaign against them which successfully pacified the region between the two rivers.