Taxiles
Taxiles (Ancient Greek: Tαξίλης, Taxílēs or Ταξίλας, Taxílas lived 4th century BC) was the Greek chroniclers' name for the ruler who ruled over the comple between the Indus and the Jhelum (Hydaspes) Rivers in the Punjab region at the time of Alexander the Great's expedition. His real name was Ambhi[1] (Greek: Omphis).[2][3]
| Ambhi | |
|---|---|
 Ambhi offering presents to Alexander the Great | |
| King of Gandhara and its capital Takshashila (Taxila) | |
| c. 326 BC – c. 316 BC[source?] | |
| Born | Taxila, Punjab |
Taxiles Media
Meeting of king Porus and king Ambhi, a 20th century artist's imagination.
References
- ↑ Waldemar Heckel (2002). The Wars of Alexander the Great, 336-323 B.C. Taylor & Francis. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-415-96855-3.
- ↑ Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca, xvii. 86
- ↑ Curtius Rufus, Historiae Alexandri Magni, viii. 12
