alleryWhich Greco-Bactrian king conquered parts of northwest India around 180 BCE?
ADemetrius
BSeleucus
CAntiochus
DMegasthenes
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Demetrius
1. The fall of the Mauryas left the Khyber Pass unguarded.
2. Demetrius took southern Afghanistan and parts of northwest India.
3. His conquests formed the Indo-Greek Kingdom.
_Source: Wikipedia, Maurya Empire, Establishment of the Indo-Greek Kingdom (180 BCE)_
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