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The famous Indo-Greek king to embrace Buddhism was

A. Alexander

B. Strato I

C. Menander

D. Democritus

Answer: Option C

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Menander I Soter was an Indo-Greek King of the Indo-Greek Kingdom (165[3]/155[3] –130 BC) who administered a large empire in the Northwestern regions of the Indian Subcontinent from his capital at Sagala. Menander is noted for having become a patron of Buddhism.

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