In the 4th century BC, the
Greeks and the Iranian fought for the supremacy of the world . Under the leadership of Alexander of
Macedonia the Greek finally destroyed the Iranian empire.
Alexander succeeded his father Philip to
the throne of Macedonia. He was then only 20 years of Age .
From his very childhood he used to dream of world – conquest . He quickly
conquered many areas.
As a preliminary step to conquer India
,thee Kabul valley and the hilly
area of North-West frontier were
conquered, and he reached Ohind near Attock in 326 BC.
The rules of Taxila
and Abhisara submitted but Porus (Puru ) refused to do so.
Alexander than
crossed the Jhelum by a trick. Porus was
defgeated in the battle that followed , but Alexander treated him very
generously for his bravery. (Battle of Vitasta i.e. modern Jhelum ,. Greek –
Hydaspes – 326 BC).
This was how the Indians were defeated because of
their disunity.
After a brilliant
victory at sakala, the Greek forces reached the Beas Alexander had to return from thirds place as his
soldiers refused to go any further. The
battle of Jhelum and Sakla had opened their eyes and they were afraid of the
great Magadhan empire across the Beas.
After making
administrative arrangements for the conquered territory, Alexander ,marched
back in Sept. 325 BC.
He reached Babylon
in 323 BC where he died at the age of
33.