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Abisares (or Abhisara; [1] in Greek Ἀβισάρης), called Embisarus (Ἐμβίσαρος,) by Diodorus, [2] was a Kasmira king of Abhira [3] descent whose territory lay in the river Hydaspes beyond the mountains. On his death in 325 BC, Alexander the Great appointed Abisares' son as his successor. [4] [5] [6] [7]
Abisares sent embassies of submission to Alexander the Great and Alexander allowed him to retain his kingdom with considerable additions. [8] [9]
Onesicritus said that Abisares had two huge snakes and Alexander had a great desire to see them. [10]
Aurel Stein equates the Hazara region, frequently identified as the ancient Urasa with Abhisara. [11] [12] However, Stein identifies the kingdom of Abhisara with the tract of the lower and middle hills between the Vitasta ( Jhelum) and Chadrabhaga ( Chenab) including the state of Rajapuri ( Rajauri) in Kasmira. [13] [14] [15] Old kingdom of Abhisara was basically situated in the Poonch, Rajauri and Nowshera districts of Jammu and Kashmir. [16] [17] [18]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). " Abisares". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
Abhisara |
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Abisares (or Abhisara; [1] in Greek Ἀβισάρης), called Embisarus (Ἐμβίσαρος,) by Diodorus, [2] was a Kasmira king of Abhira [3] descent whose territory lay in the river Hydaspes beyond the mountains. On his death in 325 BC, Alexander the Great appointed Abisares' son as his successor. [4] [5] [6] [7]
Abisares sent embassies of submission to Alexander the Great and Alexander allowed him to retain his kingdom with considerable additions. [8] [9]
Onesicritus said that Abisares had two huge snakes and Alexander had a great desire to see them. [10]
Aurel Stein equates the Hazara region, frequently identified as the ancient Urasa with Abhisara. [11] [12] However, Stein identifies the kingdom of Abhisara with the tract of the lower and middle hills between the Vitasta ( Jhelum) and Chadrabhaga ( Chenab) including the state of Rajapuri ( Rajauri) in Kasmira. [13] [14] [15] Old kingdom of Abhisara was basically situated in the Poonch, Rajauri and Nowshera districts of Jammu and Kashmir. [16] [17] [18]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). " Abisares". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.