Acesines River

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The Acesines River, known today as the Chenab River, is a major river of the northwestern Indian subcontinent that was a key geographic feature during Alexander the Great’s Indian campaign.

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Acesines River canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
river ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Chenab River ⓘ
associatedWith Hellenistic geography ⓘ
Macedonian invasion of India ⓘ
category Rivers in classical geography ⓘ
Rivers of ancient India ⓘ
emptiesInto Indus River ⓘ
flowsThrough Punjab, Pakistan ⓘ
modern Pakistan ⓘ
hasAlternativeTransliteration Akesines ⓘ
hasSourceRegion Himalayan region ⓘ
historicalNameOf Chenab River ⓘ
historicalPeriod Classical antiquity ⓘ
knownBy Greeks of antiquity ⓘ
languageOfName Ancient Greek ⓘ
locatedIn Punjab region ⓘ
linked to: Punjab

northwestern Indian subcontinent ⓘ
mentionedIn accounts of Alexander the Great’s Indian campaign ⓘ
modernCountry Pakistan ⓘ
partOf Indus River system ⓘ
linked to: Indus River basin
referencedBy Arrian ⓘ
linked to: Arrian of Nicomedia

Plutarch ⓘ
Strabo ⓘ
region Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia
role major river crossing for Alexander’s army ⓘ
significantDuring Alexander the Great’s Indian campaign ⓘ
tributaryOf Indus River ⓘ

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Indian campaign → hasLocation → Acesines River ⓘ