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Purushotthama

Purushotthama was the king of Kekaya(the land of the Puru tribe), one of the mahajanapadas (kingdoms) that originated from Aryan settlements in India. Its location was in what is now middle Punjab, the areas between the rivers Jelum and Chenab and its extent varied from time to time. Purushotthama was also knowm as Porus by the Greeks, and fought Alexander the Great in India.


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