The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c25.3

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Strabo's informant, Apollodoros of Artemita, testifies that Menander crossed the Hypanis (Hyphasis, Biās) river, at which Alexander's advance had been arrested; penetrated to the Isamus (τοῦ Ἰσάμου), which has not been identified; and ultimately subjugated Patalēnē, or the Indus delta, the kingdom of Saraostos (Surāshtra, or Kāthiāwāṛ), and a territory on the western coast named Sigerdis. This statement is supported by the observation of the writer of the *Periplus*, who noticed, probably towards the close of the first century after Christ, that Greek coins of Apollodotos and Menander were still current at the port of Barygaza (Broach, Bharōch). This curious observation suggests the inference, that although Menander was compelled to retire quickly from the Gangetic valley, his rule must have continued for a considerable number of years in the territories on the western coast.