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Greek
The first record of Sialkot dates from the invasion of Alexander the Great, who conquered upper Punjab in 326 BCE.[15] The Anabasis of Alexander, written by the Roman-Greek historian Arrian, recorded that Alexander captured ancient Sialkot, recorded as Sagala, from the Cathaeans, who had entrenched themselves there.[17][18] The city had been home to 80,000 residents on the eve of Alexander's invasion,[18] but was razed as a warning against any other nearby cities that might resist his invasion.[18]
Indo-Greek
The ancient city was rebuilt, and made capital by the Indo-Greek king Menander I, of the Euthydemid dynasty,[19] who ruled between 135 and 160 BCE.[16] The rebuilt city was shifted slightly from the older city, as rebuilding on exactly the same spot was considered an ill-omen.[20]
Under Menander's rule, the city greatly prospered as a major trading centre renowned for its silk.[9][15] Menander embraced Buddhism, in a process recorded in the Buddhist text Milinda Panha.[16] The text offers an early description of the city's cityscape and status as a prosperous trade centre with numerous green spaces.[21] Following his conversion, Sialkot developed as a major centre for Buddhist though.[22]
Ancient Sialkot was recorded by Ptolemy in his 1st century CE work, Geography,[23][19] in which he refers to the city as Euthymedeia (Εύθυμέδεια).[24]
White Huns
Around 460 CE, the Hephthalites, also known as the White Huns, invaded the region from Central Asia,[25] forcing the ruling family of nearby Taxila to seek refuge in Sialkot.[26] Sialkot itself was soon captured, and the city was made capital of the Hephthalite Empire around 515,[27] during the reign of Toramana.[28] During the reign of his son, Mihirakula, the Hephthalite Empire reached its zenith.[29] The Hepthalites were defeated in 528 by a coalition of princes led by Prince Yasodhara.[28]
