Sagala

[3][4][5][6] The city was the capital of the Madra Kingdom and it was razed in 326 BC during the Indian campaign of Alexander the Great.

[17] Under Menander's rule, the city greatly prospered as a major trading centre renowned for its silk.

[19][20] the text offers an early description of the city's cityscape and status as a prosperous trade centre with numerous green spaces.

[22] Ancient Sialkot was recorded by Ptolemy in his 1st century CE work, Geography,[23][24] in which he refers to the city as Euthymedia (Εύθυμέδεια).

[25] A hoard containing numerous coins of Menander I, and Hellenistic pottery shards, were unearthed from Siranwali village near Sialkot.