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Alexander the Great, often referred to as Alexander III of Macedon, was a ruler of the Macedonian kingdom in ancient Greece. At the age of 20, he succeeded his father, Philip II, on the throne in 336 BC. During the majority of his reign, he led a protracted military campaign into Western Asia and Egypt. After conquering Asia Minor, Alexander defeated Achaemenid Persia in numerous crucial engagements, notably those at Issus and Gaugamela.

He then deposed Darius III and seized control of the whole Achaemenid Empire. When Persia fell, the Macedonian Empire controlled a sizable area between the Adriatic Sea and the Indus River. In 326 BC, Alexander invaded India in an effort to reach the "ends of the globe and the Great Outer Sea."At the Battle of the Hydaspes, he decisively defeated Porus, an ancient Indian monarch who ruled over what is now Punjab.

More than twenty cities that bear his name were created by him, with Alexandria in Egypt being the most well-known. Alexander established Greek colonists, and as a consequence, Greek culture was disseminated, culminating in the overwhelming domination of Hellenistic civilisation and influence as far east as the Indian subcontinent. Greek became the lingua franca of the area and was t