Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
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The Greco-Bactrian Kingdom was a Hellenistic state in Central Asia founded by Greek settlers after Alexander the Great’s conquests, known for its rich fusion of Greek and Eastern cultures and influential role in regional trade and politics.
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic kingdom
ⓘ
ancient state ⓘ monarchy ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite |
Ai-Khanoum
ⓘ
Takht-i Sangin ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Greco-Buddhist art
ⓘ
Hellenistic art ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenistic realism
|
| capital |
Ai-Khanoum
ⓘ
Bactria ⓘ
surface form:
Bactra
|
| conflictWith |
Seleucid Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yuezhi ⓘ nomadic tribes ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| culture |
Greek culture
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenistic culture
Iranian culture ⓘ |
| currency |
gold coins
ⓘ
silver coins ⓘ |
| dissolved |
2nd century BC
ⓘ
c. 130 BC ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
minting of coins ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition |
Bactrians
ⓘ
Greeks ⓘ Iranian peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Iranians
|
| followedBy |
Indo-Greek Kingdoms
ⓘ
Kushan Empire ⓘ Yuezhi ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Diodotus I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | Hellenistic monarchy ⓘ |
| inception |
3rd century BC
ⓘ
c. 250 BC ⓘ |
| influenced |
Gandhara civilization
ⓘ
surface form:
Gandhara
Indo-Greek Kingdoms ⓘ Kushan Empire ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hellenistic art
ⓘ
coinage with realistic portraits ⓘ fusion of Greek and Eastern cultures ⓘ influence on Gandharan art ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ |
| language |
Bactrian
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| majorRuler |
Demetrius I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diodotus I NERFINISHED ⓘ Diodotus II NERFINISHED ⓘ Eucratides I ⓘ Euthydemus I ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bactria ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenistic world
|
| precededBy | Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Asia ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Greek polytheism ⓘ local Iranian cults ⓘ |
| secededFrom | Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceOfEvidence |
archaeological remains
ⓘ
numismatic evidence ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
Bactria
ⓘ
parts of modern Afghanistan ⓘ parts of modern Tajikistan ⓘ parts of modern Turkmenistan ⓘ parts of modern Uzbekistan ⓘ parts of northern Pakistan ⓘ |
| tradePartner |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradeRoute |
Silk Road routes
ⓘ
surface form:
Silk Road
|
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.