Dec 17, 2009

Salem on History | Diodotus I Founds the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom

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Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
Categories: Government and Politics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility, Civilizations, Cultures
Subcategories: Kings, Queens, Kingdoms, Monarchy, Empires, Dynasties, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Hellenistic Age, Ancient Greece
Curriculum: Asian History, Middle Eastern History, Ancient History
Geographical Location: Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan
Date: c. 245

Article abstract: Diodotus I rebelled against his Seleucid overlords and created an independent kingdom between the Hindu Kush and the Oxus River, which became an important conduit of Hellenic culture into Central Asia.

Summary of Event

Although Diodotus I probably was instrumental in wresting Bactria from the Seleucid Dynasty and establishing it as a Greek kingdom, the evidence for the exact sequence of events is slight. Diodotus I was the satrap (governor) of the province of Bactria-Sogdiana in the Seleucid Empire. According to one school of thought,...

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Salem on History | Diodotus I Founds the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom

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