INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Option C. The Bactria region extended between the Hindu Kush mountain range and the Amu Darya river which is recognized as the modern-day Afghanistan and Tajikistan to establish the Indo Greek kingdom. This is the correct answer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following was the Indo-Greek kingdom set up in north Afghanistan in the beginning of the second century BC? Notes: Bactria was the ancient civilizations of Iranian peoples.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Indo-Greek Kingdom, or Graeco-Indian Kingdom, also known historically as the Yavana Kingdom (Yavanarajya), was a Hellenistic-era Greek kingdom covering various parts of Afghanistan and the northwestern regions of the Indian subcontinent (parts of modern-day Pakistan and northwestern India).

Detailed explanation-4: -Bactria, a huge area in todays’ Afghanistan, was the eastern edge of the ancient Greek empire, established by Alexander the Great. Alexander and his army began a massive military campaign in 334 B.C. which resulted in Macedonians establishing many Greek cities across a wide swath of Southeast Asia.