Jhelum River

The Jhelum River is the largest and most western of the five rivers of the Punjab province of Pakistan, and passes through Jhelum City. It is a tributary of the Indus River. It was called Vitasta by Indians in Vedic period and the Hydaspes by Greeks. Alexander the Great crossed the Jhelum in 326 BC to defeat Porus at the Battle of the Hydaspes. According to Arrian (Anabasis, 29), he built a city "on the spot whence he started to cross the river Hydaspes," which he named Bukephala (or Bucephala) to honour his famous horse Bukephalis which was buried there. It is thought that ancient Bukephala was near the site of modern Jhelum City.

Related Topics:
Punjab province of Pakistan - Jhelum City - Indus River - Hydaspes - Alexander the Great - 326 BC - Porus - Battle of the Hydaspes - Bukephala - Bucephala

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