Eucratides I

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Eucratides I was a powerful 2nd-century BCE Greco-Bactrian king known for his extensive military campaigns and for significantly expanding and consolidating Hellenistic rule in Central Asia.

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Eucratides I canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bactrian ruler
Greco-Bactrian king
Hellenistic ruler
ancient Greek person
monarch
associatedWith Greco-Bactrian–Indo-Greek interactions
Hellenistic expansion in the East
capital Bactra NERFINISHED
coinageDepicts Dioscuri on horseback NERFINISHED
helmeted bust of Eucratides
coinageMaterial bronze
gold
silver
countryOfCitizenship Greco-Bactrian Kingdom NERFINISHED
culture Hellenistic Greek
dateOfBirth 3rd century BCE
dateOfDeath 2nd century BCE
dynasty Eucratid dynasty NERFINISHED
expandedInto parts of northwestern Indian subcontinent
regions of Central Asia
floruit c. 171–145 BCE
hasTitle Basileus Megas (Great King) NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance key figure in the spread of Hellenistic culture in Central Asia
one of the most powerful Greco-Bactrian kings
languageOfInscription Greek
mannerOfDeath killed in a dynastic conflict (traditional account)
militaryConflict campaigns in northwestern India
wars against Indo-Greek kings
wars in Central Asia
monarchOf Bactria NERFINISHED
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom NERFINISHED
notableFor civil wars within the Greco-Bactrian realm
conflicts with Indo-Greek rulers
consolidation of Greco-Bactrian power
expansion of Hellenistic rule in Central Asia
extensive military campaigns
large and impressive coinage issues
positionHeld King of Bactria NERFINISHED
King of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom NERFINISHED
predecessor Euthydemid dynasty (disputed) NERFINISHED
region Bactria NERFINISHED
Central Asia
reignEnd c. 145 BCE
reignStart c. 171 BCE
sexOrGender male
sourceOfInformation ancient numismatic evidence
classical literary sources
successor Heliocles I NERFINISHED
temporalRange 2nd century BCE

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Greco-Bactrian Kingdom majorRuler Eucratides I