Question
Download Solution PDFMenander who was converted to Buddhism by the holy man Nagasena belongs to __________.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Indo-Greek ruler.
Key Points
- The most famous Indo-Greek ruler to rule over India noted for his justice and popularity with his subjects was Menander.
- Menander was an Indo-Greek king who was converted to Buddhism by the Nagasena.
- Menander was also known as Minadra or Milinda in various Pali texts.
Additional Information
- Rudradaman I was a Saka ruler from the Western Kshatrapas dynasty.
- He was the grandson of the king Castana.
- Rudradaman I was instrumental in the decline of the Satavahana Empire.
- Eukratides was a Greco-Bactrian king.
- Demetrius was also a Greco-Bactrian king he was also called Dharmamita.
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