MENANDER I c.173- c.130 BC King of Bactria Menander was the greatest of the Indo-Greek kings who had established themself in the wake of the Hellenistic empires of Alexander's successors.
Menander ruled over a wide area
from Kabul to the Punjab. Legend has it that he converted to
Buddhism after a prolonged discussion, which has been recorded
and which seemed to have been influenced by Plato's dialogues.
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