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Sialkot is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. Sialkot is Pakistan's 12th most populous city, and is part of north-east Punjab _ one of Pakistan's mostly highly industrialized regions. Sialkot is believed to be site of ancient Sagala, a city razed by Alexander the Great in 326 BCE, and then made capital of the Indo-Greek kingdom by Menander I in the 2nd century BCE - a time during which the city greatly prospered as a major centre for trade and Buddhist thought. Sialkot has been noted by The Economist for its entrepreneurial spirit, and productive business climate. The relatively small city exported approximately $2 billion worth of goods in 2015, or about 10% of Pakistan's total exports. Sialkot is also home to the Sialkot International Airport - Pakistan's first privately owned public airport. HistoryAncient SagalaSialkot is traditionally believed to have been founded by Raja Shalya, uncle of the Mama of Pandavas, Nakul and Sehdeva brothers of the Mahabharata, and rebuilt by Raja Satya Vachan. Alexander the Great conquered upper Punjab in 326 BCE, and razed ancient Sialkot, where the Cathaeans had entrenched themselves. Ancient Sialkot was then made capital by the Indo-Greek king Menander I, of the Euthydemid dynasty, under whose reign the city greatly prospered as a major trading centre renowned for its silk. Menander embraced Buddhism, in a process recorded in the Buddhist text Milinda Panha.
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