यवन जनपद

Author : Acharya Pranesh   Updated: June 14, 2022   2 Minutes Read   9,270

एलेग्जेंड्रिया: नामक एक प्राचीन स्थान का उल्लेख महाभारत, सभापर्व 31, 72 में हुआ है- 


'अंताखी चैव रोमां च यवनानांपुरं तथा, 
 दूतैरैव वशे चक्रे करं चैनानदापयत्।'

 पाण्डव सहदेव ने यवनों (ग्रीक लोगों) के यवनपुर नामक नगर को अपनी दिग्विजय यात्रा में विजित करके वहां से कर ग्रहण किया था। यवनपुर का अभिज्ञान मिस्र के प्राचीन नगर 'एलेग्जेंड्रिया' से किया गया है। 


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