Sagala (pak)

Sagala

Sagala ranks 15,332nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Varna Province, Tenterden, and Tamuning, Guam. Memorable people born in Sagala include Khema. Memorable people who died in Sagala include Menander I, and Agathokleia. Sagala has been the birth place of many politicians and the death place of many politicians. Sagala is located in Pakistan.

Sagala, Sakala, or Sangala was a city in modern day Pakistan, which was the predecessor of the modern city of Sialkot that is located in what is now Pakistan's northern Punjab province. The city was the capital of the Madra Kingdom and it was razed in 326 BC during the Indian campaign of Alexander the Great. In the 2nd century BC, Sagala was made capital of the Indo-Greek kingdom by Menander I. Menander embraced Buddhism after extensive debating with a Buddhist monk, as recorded in the Buddhist text Milinda Panha. Sagala became a major centre for Buddhism under his reign, and prospered as a major trading centre. Read more on Wikipedia