Alexander the Great

[Alexanderofmacedon]

Alexander had many conquests all through Asia and India. Many said he couldn't be beaten, but he didn't even meet the greatest Indian empire there was. Could he have beaten them? I don't know...here is some food for thought...

In Magadha, Megasthenes reported a sales tax of 10%, while throughout the territories a tax of 20% was applied to all produce (with a 20% trading-surcharge). Philosophers, however, were exempt from taxation. One quarter of total revenue was reserved for major works, the salaries of civil servants, and the maintenance of a standing army of (according to Megasthenes) 9,000 elephants, 30,000 cavalry, and 600,000 infantry.

I'm sure this is an exageration, but still the army must have huge numbers. Numbers that Alexander could not possibly defeat, even with superior tactics.

In 305 Seleukos Nikator invaded the Punjab. It is not known wether there had been battle or not, but it is certain that Chandragupta kept the Punjab and annexed three of the richest provinces of Seleukos. Also, the border was moved to the western side of the Hindu Kush. The young Empire was secured.
Then it was time to launch a new campaign; Ashoka invaded the kingdom of Kalinga in southern India and conquered it after a long and bloody war.

Seleukos Nikator was a great general, but he was defeated by Chandragupta. If he was defeated Chandragupta must have had excellent tactics, thus being able to possibly beat a foreward movement of Alexander.

Then it was time to launch a new campaign; Ashoka invaded the kingdom of Kalinga in southern India and conquered it after a long and bloody war.

The Magadha empire conquered the southern Indians which was a great feet. They were the uniters of India, and a United India could defeat the Macedonians, in my opinion...

After the removal of a loyal ruler and his troops, it became possible for the king of Magadha, Sandracottus (Chandragupta Maurya), to conquer the Indus valley. This meant the end of the Macedonian empire in the east, less than ten years after the invasion

After the war, the Magadha empire crippled the
eastern Macedonian empire. They had their revenge.