The Battle of the Hydaspes was
fought by Alexander the Great in 326 BC against
King Porus of the Paurava kingdom on the banks
of the river Hydaspes (Jhelum) in the Punjab
near Bhera. The battle resulted in a complete
Macedonian victory and the annexation of the
Punjab.dragupta gave away his throne to his son,
Bindusara, and spent his life as an ascetic. He
accepted Jainism and spent his last days at
Sravanabelagola in Karnataka along with
Bhadrabahu He gave up his life by the strict Jain
ritual of sallakhena.