Apollodotus I
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Apollodotus I was an early and influential Indo-Greek king who expanded Hellenistic rule into northwestern India and is known for his bilingual coinage and role in fostering Greco-Indian cultural exchange.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic ruler
ⓘ
Indo-Greek king ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Greco-Bactrian Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Taxila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coinageFeature |
Greek legends
ⓘ
Kharosthi legends ⓘ bull imagery ⓘ depictions of Greek deities ⓘ elephant imagery ⓘ |
| coinMetal |
bronze
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| country | Indo-Greek Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture |
Greco-Indian
ⓘ
Hellenistic ⓘ |
| dynasty | Indo-Greek dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epithet | Soter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Indo-Greek rulers ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
coin hoards in India
ⓘ
numismatic evidence ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription |
Greek
ⓘ
Prakrit ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Greco-Indian cultural exchange
ⓘ
bilingual coinage ⓘ early Indo-Greek presence in India ⓘ expansion of Hellenistic rule into northwestern India ⓘ |
| occupation | king ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of the Indo-Greek Kingdom ⓘ |
| precededBy | Demetrius I of Bactria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Bactria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gandhara NERFINISHED ⓘ Punjab region NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern India ⓘ |
| reignEnd | circa 160 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | circa 180 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Hellenistic polytheism ⓘ |
| roleInHistory |
mediator of cultural exchange between Greeks and Indians
ⓘ
pioneer of Greek rule in India ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Antimachus II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Menander I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialExpansion | from Bactria into northwestern India ⓘ |
| translatedTitleOnCoins | Tratarasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTitle |
Basileus Apollodotos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystemUsedOnCoins |
Greek alphabet
ⓘ
Kharosthi script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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