What the records say
- When
- May 327 BCE – Mar 326 BCE
- Kind
- War
- Coordinates
- 35.20° N, 72.48° E
- Description
- campaign conducted by Alexander the Great between May 327 BCE to March 326 BCE in the modern-day Swat valley of Pakistan
Cophen campaign
Military campaign by Alexander the Great (327–326 BCE)
The Cophen campaign was conducted by Alexander the Great between May 327 BC and March 326 BC against the Aspasioi, the Guraeans, and the Assakenoi tribes in the Kabul, Kunar, Panjkora and Swat valleys, in present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan. The main aim of Alexander was to secure the Macedonian line of communications so that the Macedonian army could proceed into India properly.
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