Ménandre Ier
See also: Ménandre (homonymy)
Ménandre Ier , in Sanskrit Milinda , was most remarkable of the kings indo-Greeks which succeeded in Afghanistan, with the Pakistan and in India of north to the dynasty gréco-bactrienne.
It reigned of -160 with -135, establishes its capital with Sagala (current Sialkot, with the Pakistan) and probably converts with the Bouddhisme. The account of its discussions with the monk Nagasena, the Milindapañha , is one of the canonical books of Buddhism.
The reign of Ménandre gave a first impulse to the gréco-Buddhist Art, which knew its apogee under the dynasty kouchane which succeeded the kings indo-Greeks.
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