Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition

[Classic-Burger]

16 hours ago, wowgetoffyourcellphone said:

Puru?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauravas

 

[wowgetoffyourcellphone]

On 27/09/2025 at 7:38 PM, Classic-Burger said:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauravas

 

I wonder why not Pauravas then.

[Classic-Burger]

1 hour ago, wowgetoffyourcellphone said:

I wonder why not Pauravas then.

These people make things up, maybe another DLC is needed to correct the name.

Ai answer:

In the context of the game, the name Puru was chosen to reflect the historical identity of the Pauravas, highlighting their role in Alexander's campaign. The term is linked to the Indian tradition, as "Puru" also appears in ancient texts such as the Rigveda, where a tribe or lineage related to the Bharatas is mentioned. The developers chose this name to accurately represent the culture and historical context of the Kingdom of Porus,

Hadn't they done that in AoE3 where they changed the name of a pre-Columbian civilization to its name in its original language(?)

 

 

Edited 12 hours ago by Classic-Burger

[Genava55]

There is a hypothesis that Porus was a title rendered in Greek and that the original title was more like 'Puru'. 

Anyway Porus was the king of a regional kingdom with a moderate size. It is difficult to categorize his kingdom.

Taxila seems to be related to the Gandhara people but nothing suggests Porus was from Gandhara. His association to the Puru tribe is purely based on the name, as the Purus were mostly known from an area further in the East, since they lost a considerable chunk of their territory according to the Rig Veda. They did controlled the area at some point but it was at the peak of their hegemony.

The Pauravas are from the same area as the Purus after their loss. They are mentioned in later poems and myths. So they have mostly the same issues than the Puru tribe.

Edited 1 hour ago by Genava55