Question
Why did Demetrius settle in India?

Answer

Bactria became independent of Alexander's successor, Seleucus, from the vast empire of West Asia.
  • Demetrius, the ruler of that state, conquered Afghanistan, the Punjab, and parts of Sindh on the northwestern border of India and established the Bactrian Greek state in India.
  • During his reign in India there was a revolt in Bactria.
  • The result was the establishment of the rebel leader Eukratides in Bactria.
  • Thus Demetrius settled in India.

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