Multiple choice general knowledge history

Which Greek person installed Garuda pillar in Besnagar?

  1. Heliodorus

  2. Apollodotus

  3. Euthydemus

  4. Demetrius
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Explanation

Heliodorus was a Greek ambassador who served the Indo-Greek king Antialcidas. He erected the Garuda pillar at Besnagar (modern Vidisha) around 113 BCE, as recorded in the inscription on the pillar itself, which declares his devotion to Vishnu.

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