alleryWhom do Indian sources call Yavanas in the Shunga period?
AIndo-Greeks
BKushans
CSatavahanas
DPanchalas
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Indo-Greeks
1. Shunga-era texts describe wars with foreign invaders.
2. The Indo-Greeks are called Yavanas in Indian sources.
3. Kushans, Satavahanas and Panchalas are named separately.
_Source: Wikipedia, Shunga Empire, War with the Yavanas (Greeks)_
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