Diodotid dynasty

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Diodotid dynasty
Monnaie de Bactriane, Eucratide I, face.jpg
Coin of Eucratides the Great with the Dioscuri, along with Thundering Zeus, serving as the symbols of the Diodotid monarchy.
Parent familySeleucid dynasty
CountryAfghanistan, India
Founded305 BC (Principal Satrapy); 255 BC (Kingdom)
FounderDiodotus I
Final rulerHeliocles II
Titles
Dissolutionc. 100 BC

The Diodotid dynasty was a Hellenistic dynasty founded by the Greek viceroy, Diodotus I Soter[1][2] in 255 BC, ruling the Kingdom of Bactria.[3][4] The dynasty reached its zenith under Eucratides I the Great, who conquered much of modern day Pakistan and northern India.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Holt 1999, pp. 64
  2. ^ Ramirez-Faria, Carlos (2007). Concise Encyclopedia Of World History. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. p. 64. ISBN 978-81-269-0775-5.
  3. ^ Astin, A. E. (1990). The Cambridge Ancient History. Cambridge University Press. p. 401. ISBN 978-0-521-23448-1.
  4. ^ Justin XLI, paragraph 1
  5. ^ "Indo-Greek kingdom | Asian history". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
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