The Greeks in Bactria and India c10.s6.179

c10.s6.179

The story¹ runs that W’ou-ti-lao king of Ki-pin killed some Chinese envoys, a pastime seemingly in favour with kings who thought themselves beyond the reach of China’s very efficient arm (cf. p. 309). After his death, his son (whose name is not given) dispatched an envoy to China with gifts, *i.e.* to make his peace, and Wen-chung, the Chinese general at the Barrier, the *limes* west of Kan-su,² was sent to escort the envoy home. W’ou-ti-lao’s son plotted to kill Wen-chung, but Wen-chung discovered this and allied himself with Yin-mo-fu, son of the king of Yung-kiu; the two attacked Ki-pin and killed W’ou-ti-lao’s