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 Alexander leaped into the inner area of the citadel,<ref>{{cite web|last=Dave|first=Wood|title=In the footsteps of Alexander the Great|publisher=[[BBC]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=862z-d53EF4&feature=view_all&list=PL6D64A7AD47C52E4E&index=27|work=The City of Multan|access-date=July 14, 2011}}</ref> where he killed the Mallians' leader.{{sfn|Arrian|1893|p=604}} However, during the fighting an arrow penetrated Alexander's lung, severely wounding him.{{sfn|Theodore Dodge|1890|p=604}} The Macedonians believed Alexander to be dead. After gaining entrance to the city, they planned to kill everyone in revenge.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}
+==Result==
+[[File:Alexander at the wall of Multan in the Punjab.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Alexander at the wall of Multan in the Punjab. From a drawing by [[François Verdier]] (1651-1730).]]
+When the Macedonians reached Alexander, "who was lying in a faint condition",{{sfn|Arrian|1893|p=312}} some of them placed him on a shield and quickly ran back with him to a tent.{{sfn|Benjamin Wheeler|1900|p=459}} An incision had to be made in order to get the arrow out, but there was indecision as to who should perform the procedure. According to Arrian, some authors "stated that Critodemus, a physician of [[Kos|Cos]], an [[Asclepiad (title)|Asclepiad]] by birth, made an incision into the injured part and drew the weapon out of the wound",{{sfn|Arrian|1893|p=309}} while others claimed "that as there was no physician present at the critical moment, Perdiccas [...] at Alexander's bidding",{{sfn|Arrian|1893|p=312}} removed the arrow with his sword, causing "a copious effusion of blood"{{sfn|Arrian|1893|p=312}} which rendered Alexander unconscious. The soldiers were very anxious about his health, since they believed he was the only one who could lead them "back in safety to their own country, being quite enclosed by so many warlike nations, some of whom had not yet submitted, and who they conjectured would fight stoutly for their freedom; while others would no doubt revolt as soon as they were relieved of their fear of Alexander."{{sfn|Arrian|1893|p=312}} For some days he hovered between life and death.
+The main body of the army, four days away from Alexander's location, heard that he was dead.{{sfn|Benjamin Wheeler|1900|p=459}} Rumours spread like wildfire, and when reports came in that he was alive and was recovering, they would not believe it.{{sfn|Benjamin Wheeler|1900|p=460}} He was eventually placed upon a boat so that he and his men could see one another, with Alexander ordering "the tent covering to be removed from the stern, that he might be visible to all."{{sfn|Arrian|1893|p=313}} In spite of this, his troops were initially still under the impression that he was dead, and that "his corpse was being conveyed on the vessel",{{sfn|Arrian|1893|p=313}} until "he stretched out his hand to the multitude".{{sfn|Arrian|1893|p=313}} However, his health was in such a delicate state that during his course down the river they would not even row the boat, for fear that the oars slapping the water would disturb him.{{sfn|Benjamin Wheeler|1900|p=461}}
+Four days afterwards, the Macedonians reached a fertile country which the natives had completely deserted.{{sfn|Quintus Curtius Rufus|1809|p=327}} Alexander was confronted by some of his close companions. They told him that he should not expose himself so recklessly in battle.{{sfn|Benjamin Wheeler|1900|p=461}} Alexander received the final submission of the Malli, who had submitted after the capture of their capital city. He sent their ambassadors away, and they returned later with 300 four horse chariots. In addition to this, Alexander also received 1,000 Indian shields, a number of lions and 100 [[Attic talent|talents]].{{sfn|Quintus Curtius Rufus|1809|p=350}}
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