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<blockquote>The conquest by [[Dharma]] has been won here, on the borders, and even six hundred [[yojana]]s (4,000 miles) away, where the Greek king [[Antiochus II Theos|Antiochos]] rules, beyond there where the four kings named [[Ptolemy II Philadelphus|Ptolemy]], [[Antigonus II Gonatas|Antigonos]], [[Magas of Cyrene|Magas]] and [[Alexander II of Epirus|Alexander]] rule, likewise in the south among the [[Chola]]s, the [[Pandya]]s, and as far as [[Tamraparni]]. ([[Edicts of Ashoka]], 13th Rock Edict, S. Dhammika).</blockquote> | <blockquote>The conquest by [[Dharma]] has been won here, on the borders, and even six hundred [[yojana]]s (4,000 miles) away, where the Greek king [[Antiochus II Theos|Antiochos]] rules, beyond there where the four kings named [[Ptolemy II Philadelphus|Ptolemy]], [[Antigonus II Gonatas|Antigonos]], [[Magas of Cyrene|Magas]] and [[Alexander II of Epirus|Alexander]] rule, likewise in the south among the [[Chola]]s, the [[Pandya]]s, and as far as [[Tamraparni]]. ([[Edicts of Ashoka]], 13th Rock Edict, S. Dhammika).</blockquote> | ||
[[File:Territories conquered by the Dharma according to Ashoka.jpg|thumb|Territories "conquered by the Dhamma" according to [[Major Rock Edicts|Major Rock Edict No.13]] of Ashoka (260–218 BCE).{{sfn|Kosmin|2014|p=57}}<ref name=ME368>Thomas Mc Evilly "The shape of ancient thought", Allworth Press, New York, 2002, p.368</ref>]] | |||
Some of the Greek populations that had remained in northwestern India apparently converted to Buddhism: | Some of the Greek populations that had remained in northwestern India apparently converted to Buddhism: | ||