Menander I of Bactria (Person, Concept)

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Menander I of Bactria (en), Ménandre Ier (fr), Menandro I (es), Menandro I (it), Menandros (de), Μένανδρος ο Δίκαιος (el)Additional labels
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Menander I (en)

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Menander I Soter was an Indo-Greek King of the Indo-Greek Kingdom (165/155 –130 BC) who administered a large empire in the Northwestern regions of the Indian Subcontinent from his capital at Sagala. Menander is noted for having become a patron of Buddhism.

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