Greco-Bactrian Kingdom

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_region
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Hellenistic_Bactria
gptkbp:archaeologicalFinds gptkb:Ai-Khanoum_gymnasium
gptkb:temple_of_Oxus_at_Takht-i_Sangin
Greco-Bactrian coins
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Bactra
gptkb:Ai-Khanoum
gptkb:Takht-i_Sangin
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Bactra
gptkb:Ai-Khanoum
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Greek_drachma
gptkbp:event expansion into India
fall to nomadic invasions
invasion by Yuezhi
revolt against Seleucid Empire
gptkbp:existedDuring c. 256 BC
gptkbp:existedUntil c. 125 BC
gptkbp:famousFor Hellenistic culture in Central Asia
coinage with Greek inscriptions
contacts with Mauryan Empire
foundation of Indo-Greek Kingdom
spread of Greek art and architecture
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Central_Asia
gptkb:Bactria
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Demetrius_I
gptkb:Diodotus_I
gptkb:Eucratides_I
gptkb:Euthydemus_I
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Greek
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Seleucid_Empire
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Indo-Greek_Kingdom
gptkb:Yuezhi
gptkb:Parthian_Empire
gptkb:Seleucid_Empire
gptkb:Mauryan_Empire
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Zoroastrianism
gptkb:Greek_polytheism
gptkbp:style gptkb:Greco-Buddhist_art
Hellenistic art
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Indo-Greek_Kingdom
gptkb:Yuezhi
gptkbp:territoryIncludes parts of modern Iran
parts of modern Turkmenistan
parts of modern Afghanistan
parts of modern Pakistan
parts of modern Tajikistan
parts of modern Uzbekistan
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:Greek_alphabet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Achaemenid_Empire
gptkb:Seleucid_Empire
gptkb:Hellenistic_kingdoms
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5