The Greco-Bactrian Kingdom (Greek: Βασιλεία τῆς Βακτριανῆς, romanized: Basileía tês Baktrianês, lit.'Kingdom of Bactria') was a Greek state of the Hellenistic period located in Central Asia. The kingdom was founded by the See more

Before the Greek conquest, the armies of Bactria were overwhelmingly composed of cavalry and were well known as effective soldiers, making up … See more

The below table lists the known Greek rulers of Bactria, along with their dates and titles or epithets.
Dates that overlap show that multiple kings ruled at the … See more

• Beckwith, Christopher I. (2009). Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1-4008-2994-1 See more

Origins
Bactria was inhabited by Greek settlers since the time of Darius I, when the majority of the population of Barca, in Cyrenaica, … See more

Greek culture in Bactria
Greeks first began settling the region long before Alexander conquered it. The Persian Empire had a policy of exiling rebelling Greek communities to that region long before it fell to Greek conquest. Therefore, it had a … See more

• Greco-Buddhism
• Indo-Greek Kingdom
• Indo-Scythians
• Ptolemaic Kingdom
• Seleucid Empire See more