From the Death of Alexander to the Mahomedan Invasions(By Arun Joshi,Sri-krishna Institute,9888933043)

Indians Rise in Revolt

Immediately on the departure of Alexander from Indian soil, the Indians rose in revolt, and the Macedonian governor left by him in the country was slain, while his mixed force of Greeks and Indians were either put to the sword, or otherwise dispersed. The result of this proceeding was a massacre of the Indians by the new Macedonian contingent, King Porus. Due to the rebellion breaking out in Babylon, the Greek rulers eventually left Punjab and concluded a peace treaty by which Punjab was ceded to an Indian king, who in return, presented the Greeks with war elephants and chariots.


Rise of Indians

Invasion of Punjab by Various Foreigners In 206 B.C., the Punjab was invaded by Antiochus, grandson of Seleucus Nicator. At that time, Punjab was ruled by Asoka, a zealous Buddhist. Eventually, Antiochus concluded a treaty of peace with Asoka, and Greek influence was thus maintained in the Punjab. Eneradites, great king of Bactria, invaded the Punjab in the year 165 B.C., reducing the country as far as Patala, the modern Hyderabad, in Sindh. His successors, Manander and Appollodotus, ruled the Punjab from the year 126 B.C. to 110 B.C. About the year 110 B.C., the Scythic element was predominant in the Punjab. The You-ti emigrated in great hordes to Afghanistan and eventually into the Punjab. The Scythian kings were expelled by the great Indian sovereign, Vikramaditya, in 56 B.C., but on his death, the country was overrun by fresh hordes of Scythians, who ruled until the 5th century of the Christian era. In the beginning of fifth century A.D., the dynasty of Kadphises was subverted by the Ephthalites, who were subdued in 555 A.D. by the Turks. Portions of Punjab were also, from time to time, conquered by the kings of Kashmir.

Influence of Greeks

Greek Influence on Punjab In the Punjab, where the Greeks had settled in considerable numbers, their influence was great. The architecture of the country owed its first impulse to Grecian art, and the Buddhist monasteries abound with statues and figures chiseled after the fashion of the Greeks. These monuments of Buddho-Grecian art have been excavated from various parts of the Punjab border, and now form a beautiful collection in the Lahore museum.