![]() ![]() This is a huge mound, spread over an area of at least 50 acres. Just 5 kilometers to the northeast of Mandi Bahauddin. It is known to be the likely place of the capital of Raja Porus. One of those is located beside Lakhne Wala, a village near Mandi Bahauddin. Punjab as a whole has hundreds of mounds, which are sites of ancient cities and settlements that have not been explored or studied properly. Though some people believe that Mong, a village 5 kilometers north of Mandi Bahauddin is the place, where this battle was fought. But that city has not been discovered or located as yet. Alexander constructed a city, Nicaea, at the site of the battle. ![]() This battle was fought somewhere near the eastern banks of the river Jhelum, hence called Battle of Hydaspes (Greek name for Jhelum). After conquering the Gandhara region, Alexander entered the plains of Punjab, where Raja Porus was ready to give him a tough fight. At the time of the invasion of Alexander the Great, Jech Doab was ruled by Raja Porus. These Doabs since the dawn of civilization, have been centres of important cultural and political activities. ![]()
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