INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The famous Indo-Greek king to embrace Buddhism was
A
Alexander
B
Strato I
C
Menander
D
Democritus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Menander was King of the Indo-Greek Kingdom. He embraced Buddhism under the patronage of Nagasena and was known by the name Milinda . It is described in Milinda Panha which is a Pali Buddhist text.

Detailed explanation-2: -Menander was probably the Indo-Greek king who was converted to Buddhism by the holy man Nagasena after a prolonged and intelligent discussion, which has been recorded in the Milinda-panha.

Detailed explanation-3: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Menander. Menander I Soter was also known as Minedra, Minadra, or Milinda.

Detailed explanation-4: -"Menander I the Savior"; referred to in Indian Pali sources as Milinda) was an Indo-Greek King of the Indo-Greek Kingdom (165/155 – 130 BC) who regulated a huge realm in the Northwestern locales of the Indian Subcontinent from his capital at Sagala.

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