Prelims · 1 Ancient & Medieval India · 1.3.2 Post-Mauryan period

1.3.2.2 Indo-Greeks: Demetrius, Menander and their coinage

Greek rulers from Bactria entered north-west India after the Mauryas, ruled parts of it for about two centuries, and introduced portrait coins with bilingual legends.

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Key terms

  • Indo-Greeks
  • Bactrian Greeks
  • Demetrius
  • Menander
  • Milinda
  • Milindapanha
  • Nagasena
  • Sakala
  • Antialcidas
  • bilingual coins
  • Kharosthi

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