The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v1.c7.s6.63

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Now that Apollodotus had died, in *c.* 162 B.C., Menander became the sole and effective support of the Euthydemid cause in India. Following the retreat of Demetrios and the general abandonment of the Madhyadeśa, Menander formed a new frontier, with Mathurā for its easternmost stronghold and with the Chambal as frontier west of the Jamunā. He ruled from Mathurā to the Upper Indus and his coins prove that he held Gandhāra as well.⁴