Eucratides I

Eucratides I
Great King, Basileus
Effigy of Eucratides wearing a Boeotian style helmet from a gold coin.
King of the Bactrian Empire
Reign171–145 BC
PredecessorEuthydemus II
SuccessorEucratides II
SuccessorHeliocles I
Bornc. 205 BC
Died145 BC
Bactria
Issue
DynastyEucratid
FatherHeliocles
MotherLaodice

Eucratides I (Ancient Greek: Εὐκρατίδης, Eukratídēs; Kharosthi: Evukratida;[1] reigned 172/171–145 BC), also known as Eucratides the Great, was one of the most important Greco-Bactrian kings.[2][3] He conquered large parts of northern India,[4] and minted a vast and prestigious coinage, suggesting a rule of considerable importance and prosperity. His immediate successors were the last Greek kings to rule in Bactria.[5]

  1. ^ "The COININDIA Coin Galleries: Greek: Eucratides I (Eukratides I)". coinindia.com. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Eucratides I". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Eucratides | king of Bactria". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  4. ^ Marcellinus, xxvii. 6.
  5. ^ Boyce 1986, pp. 460-580

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