Cophen campaign
Military campaign by Alexander the Great in 327-326 BC. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Cophen campaign was conducted by Alexander the Great in the Kabul (Sanskrit: "Kubha") Valley between May 327 BC[1] and March 326 BC.[2] It was conducted against the Aspasioi, the Guraeans, and the Assakenoi tribes in the Kunar valley of Afghanistan, and Panjkora (Dir) and Swat valleys in what is now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The goal of the campaign was to secure the Macedonian line of communications so that the Macedonian army could proceed into India proper.
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Part of Indian campaign of Alexander the Great | |||||||||
The Valley of the Cophen | |||||||||
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Macedon League of Corinth |
Aśvaka Kasmira Guraeans Assakenoi | ||||||||
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Alexander the Great (WIA) Craterus Perdiccas Ptolemy I Soter (WIA) Leonnatus (WIA) |
Cleophis Abisares others | ||||||||
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