Diodotid dynasty
The Diodotid dynasty was a Hellenistic dynasty founded by Seleucid viceroy Diodotus I Soter[1][2] in 255 BC, ruling the far-eastern Kingdom of Bactria.[3][4] The dynasty reached its zenith under Eucratides I the Great, who conquered large parts of modern day Pakistan and Northern India.[5]
| Diodotid dynasty | |
|---|---|
 Coin of Eucratides the Great with the Dioscuri, along with Thundering Zeus, serving as the symbols of the Diodotids. | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Founded | 305 BC (Principal Satrapy); 255 BC (Kingdom) |
| Founder | Diodotus I |
| Final ruler | Heliocles II |
| Titles | |
| Dissolution | c. 100 BC |
References
- Holt 1999, pp. 64
- Ramirez-Faria, Carlos (2007). Concise Encyclopedia Of World History. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. p. 64. ISBN 978-81-269-0775-5.
- Astin, A. E. (1990). The Cambridge Ancient History. Cambridge University Press. p. 401. ISBN 978-0-521-23448-1.
- Justin XLI, paragraph 1
- "Indo-Greek kingdom | Asian history". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
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