Seleucus Nicator was a general of Alexander. Subsequent to Alexander he came into India. Chandragupta Maurya defeated him in battles and he gave his daughter to Chandragupta in Marriage.
Seleucus Nicator married the princess of Bactria and due to him Greek culture took roots in Bactria. They subsequently embraced Buddhism and propagated it in China
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/wars_seleucus_india.html
http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/imperialism/notes/seleucus.html
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