According to Plutarch's Lives, the Kingdom of Ganges was said to possess 200,000 foot soldiers, 80,000 horsemen, 8000 chariots, and 6000 fighting elephants.
Alexander of Macedonia heard India's richness from Greek writers like Herodotus and was tempted to launch a conquest against it. He invaded India through the Khyber pass in 325 BC and defeated Ambhi and Porus.
His advance halted at the Beas river when his army refused to march further east. Fear of the Magadha Empire ruled by the Nandas at the time, in addition to the hot climate and widespread diseases were the major reason behind the retreat.
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