Sagala

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Sagala was an important ancient city in the Punjab region, historically known as a major political and cultural center under Indo-Greek rule.

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Sagala canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city ⓘ
archaeologicalStatus exact identification debated among scholars ⓘ
associatedWith Menander I (Milinda) NERFINISHED ⓘ
coinage Indo-Greek coinage circulated ⓘ
culturalInfluence fusion of Greek and Indian cultural elements ⓘ
culturalRole major cultural center in Indo-Greek period ⓘ
flourishedUnder Indo-Greek rule NERFINISHED ⓘ
governanceType monarchical rule under Indo-Greek kings ⓘ
hasFeature center of trade and commerce in ancient Punjab ⓘ
cosmopolitan population in antiquity ⓘ
seat of royal court of Menander I ⓘ
historicalImportance major city of the Indo-Greek realm in Punjab ⓘ
historicalRegion Gandhara NERFINISHED ⓘ
Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownAs Sagala NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sagala (ancient city) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sialkot (ancient name attribution, debated) NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageContext Greek used in administration and coinage under Indo-Greeks ⓘ
linkedTo Greco-Buddhist culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hellenistic influence in South Asia ⓘ
locatedIn Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ
Punjab region NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
mentionedIn Milinda Panha NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Indo-Greek Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
northwestern Indian cultural sphere ⓘ
politicalRole major political center in Indo-Greek period ⓘ
possibleModernEquivalent Sialkot NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionType urban center ⓘ
religionsPracticed Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
Greek polytheism (among Greek elites) ⓘ
religiousSignificance important center for Buddhism under Indo-Greeks ⓘ
ruledBy Indo-Greek kings NERFINISHED ⓘ
strategicRole military and administrative center for Indo-Greek control of Punjab ⓘ
timePeriod Hellenistic period in northwestern India ⓘ
Indo-Greek period (c. 2nd–1st century BCE) NERFINISHED ⓘ
tradeRole node on trade routes between Central Asia and the Indian plains ⓘ
urbanStatus fortified city (as inferred from Indo-Greek capitals) ⓘ
wasCapitalOf Indo-Greek Kingdom (under Menander I) NERFINISHED ⓘ

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