Boukephala
settlement · 330 BC – 640 AD · location approximate
Boukephala or Bucephala was an ancient city founded on the right bank of the Hydaspes river by Alexander the Great following the battle with Porus. Alexander named the city after his warhorse, Bucephalus. Its precise location remains debated.
- Coordinates
- 32.68886, 73.44738
- Also known as
- Alexandreia Boukephala, Alexándreia Bouképhala (grc), Alexandria Bucefalos (la), Alexandria Bvcefalos (la), Boos Kephalai, Bucephala (la), Bucephala (la), Βουκεφάλα (grc), Ἀλεξάνδρεια Βουκέφαλα (grc)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
- Wikidata · CC0 1.0Wikidata (CC0)