The most important development after the fall of the Mauryas was the arrival of foreign tribal groups into India. Around 200 BC, the Indo-Greeks from Afghanistan began to attack Indian territories. Ashoka’s weak successors could not withstand this invasion.
The Indo-Greeks were, therefore, able to conquer large areas in India and establish kingdoms there. The most famous Indo-Greek was King Menander, also called Milinda. His capital was at Sakala, which is now Sialkot, in Pakistan. He was very interested in Buddhism, and his discussions with a great Buddhist scholar of the time have been put together in a book called ‘Milinda Panho’ or ‘The questions of Milinda.’ Milinda’s reign was long and successful. His coins testify to the prosperity and extent of Milinda’s empire.
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