Diodotid dynasty
Diodotid dynasty | |
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Country | Greco-Bactria |
Founded | 305 BC (satrapy); 255 BC (kingdom) |
Founder | Diodotus I |
Final ruler | Diodotus II (or Antiochus Nicator) |
Titles | |
Dissolution | c. 220 BC |
The Diodotid dynasty was a Hellenistic dynasty founded by Seleucid viceroy Diodotus I Soter[1][2] c. 255 BC, ruling the far-eastern Kingdom of Bactria.[3][4] The dynasty may also have ruled in the Indo-Greek Kingdoms.[5]
References
- ^ Holt 1999, pp. 64
- ^ Ramirez-Faria, Carlos (2007). Concise Encyclopedia Of World History. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. p. 64. ISBN 978-81-269-0775-5.
- ^ Astin, A. E. (1990). The Cambridge Ancient History. Cambridge University Press. p. 401. ISBN 978-0-521-23448-1.
- ^ Justin XLI, paragraph 1
- ^ "Indo-Greek kingdom | Asian history". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-09-13.