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I've seen threads where Alexander lives longer and turns his eyes west, but I can't remember ever seeing anyone talking about what would happen if he lived longer and was determined to continue east. So let's say that Alexander the Great lives to the ripe old age of 70. That would mean he lives an extra 38 years, until 286 BC. If he insisted on going further east, would his army mutiny against him again as they did in India? Assuming that they do go along with him, how far could he get? The Nanda Empire was overthrown two years after Alexander's death anyway, and according to Plutarch, Chandragupta Maurya (who overthrew the Nanda in OTL) approached Alexander about destroying the Nanda the first time he was in India. If he arrives after the Mauryans supplanted the Nandans, would Alexander fight the Mauryans or try to ally with them? Also, would Alexander getting all the way to China be plausible? China was in the Warring States Period, so would they have united to fight Alexander or could Alexander gobble them up piecemeal?
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