The fertility and the prosperity of the land by the early 3rd century BC led to the creation of the Greco-Bactrian kingdom by Diodotus as a successor state of the Seleucid empire. The Bactrian Greeks grew increasingly more powerful and invaded north-western India between 190 and 180 BC under king Demetrius, the son of Euthydemus.

' Menander the Saviour '; Pali: Milinda), sometimes called Menander the Great, [4] [5] was a Greco-Bactrian and later Indo-Greek King (reigned c. 165 /155 [6] –130 BC) who administered a large territory in the Northwestern regions of the Indian Subcontinent and Central Asia.

2011年4月28日 · The Greco-Bactrian kingdom refers to several dynasties and probably kingdoms of Greco-Macedonian monarchs who ruled over Bactria from 250 to 130 BCE.

Demetrius I Anicetus (Ancient Greek: Δημήτριος Ἀνίκητος, romanized: Dēmḗtrios Aníkētos, "Demetrius the Unconquered"), also called Dimetriya in Indian sources, [3] was a Greco-Bactrian king and the founder of the Indo-Greek kingdom, who ruled areas from Bactria to ancient northwestern India.

2024年10月18日 · The Greco-Bactrian kingdom emerged in Bactria, a region encompassing modern-day Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. Following the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE, his empire was divided among his generals, leading to the creation of several Hellenistic kingdoms .

2024年11月1日 · The Greco-Bactrian Kingdom was a unique and significant Hellenistic state that left an indelible mark on the history of Central Asia and India. Its blend of Greek and local cultural elements created a hybrid civilization that fostered artistic, religious, and political exchange between the East and West.

Eucratides was the last important king of Greek Bactria. Called “the Great” on the coins he minted, Eucratides probably came to power in a coup. Much of his reign was spent in wars against pretenders to the throne and neighbouring rulers. “Demetrius, king of the Indians,” an heir of Euthydemus I,

2024年5月26日 · The Greco-Bactrian kingdom was a unique fusion of Greek political traditions and local Bactrian culture. Its kings, who bore Greek names like Diodotus, Euthydemus, and Demetrius, were of Macedonian descent and actively promoted Hellenistic culture.

2021年10月9日 · One such state, in the easternmost part of the Hellenistic world, was the Graeco-Bactrian Kingdom. This ancient kingdom included much of modern-day Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Afghanistan. Moreover, at their height of power, the Graeco-Bactrians were in control of parts of Iran and India.

Menander (flourished 160 bce?–135 bce?) was the greatest of the Indo-Greek kings and the one best known to Western and Indian classical authors. He is believed to have been a patron of the Buddhist religion and the subject of an important Buddhist work, the Milinda-panha (“The Questions of Milinda”).