Ancient Greek States in Afghanistan and Pakistan

[dexter]

The conquests of Alexander the Great and the Wars of his Successors opened Asia to the Greek influence and culture and the process of Hellenization encompassed all regions from Egypt to China. However, the easternmost state the Ancient Greeks created was the kingdom of Bactria, which gained independence from the Seleucid Empire. This state became the shining beacon of the civilization in the region and influenced it for centuries to come, most famously by creating a synthesis with one of the Buddhist sects - the Mahayana.

 

[PakSarzameen5823]

Menander was an Indo-Greek ruler from Sagala, which was the historical name for Sialkot. He expanded the Indo-Greek kingdom greatly (launching attacks as far as Bihar in eastern India) and was also a great patron of Buddhism, with a major Buddhist text being dedicated to him known as "The questions of Menander".

It has been established that these people assimilated into Pashtun and Punjabi society:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2588664/

 

[gangsta_rap]

It has been established that these people assimilated into Pashtun and Punjabi society:

No they didn't. There's no trace since these were mainly aristocrats who were extremely small in number.

Think of how anyone can speak english in Pakistan, but are there any English present in the country?

Same deal with the indo greeks and their Hellenistic presence.

 

[PakSarzameen5823]

No they didn't.

Salamu Alaikum

Yes, they did. Genetic studies have confirmed this, I linked to one of them in my previous post.

 

[gangsta_rap]

Salamu Alaikum

Yes, they did. Genetic studies have confirmed this, I linked to one of them in my previous post.

This refers to an extremely minute presence of greek y chromosomes in afghans not pakistanis

 

[PakSarzameen5823]

This refers to an extremely minute presence of greek y chromosomes in afghans not pakistanis

No, if you actually read my link you would find the study is discussing Pakistanis.

 

[Talwar e Pakistan]

No they didn't. There's no trace since these were mainly aristocrats who were extremely small in number.

Think of how anyone can speak english in Pakistan, but are there any English present in the country?

Same deal with the indo greeks and their Hellenistic presence.

Here you come again with your random spineless statements, please stay out of historic threads; you ree clearly devoid of any knowledge when it comes to history.

Greeks migrated to the Indus region in massive numbers, setting up many colonies that sprawled into cities. Greek culture continued to thrive, hundreds of years after the last Greco-Indus city-states. But with time, they were absorbed by larger cultures, eventually losing their unique identities within the region. Greek conversion to Gandhari Buddhism also played an important role in the assimilation of the Greco-Indus population.