Greek invasion of India

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Indo-Greek invasion
gptkbp:beganIn circa 327 BCE
gptkbp:category gptkb:Indo-Greek_Kingdom
gptkb:History_of_India
Ancient warfare
History of Greece
gptkbp:chronology Alexander's invasion (327–325 BCE)
Indo-Greek Kingdom (c. 180 BCE – 10 CE)
gptkbp:endDate circa 10 CE
gptkbp:historicalSource gptkb:Plutarch
gptkb:Arrian
gptkb:Strabo
Indian epics and inscriptions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Greek invasion of India
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
gptkbp:legacy Greek influence on Indian astronomy
Greek influence on Indian coinage
Greek influence on Indian sculpture
Greek names in Indian history
spread of Indo-Greek culture
gptkbp:location gptkb:Punjab
gptkb:Gandhara
gptkb:Bactria
gptkb:Northwestern_Indian_subcontinent
Sindh
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Demetrius_I_of_Bactria
gptkb:Menander_I
gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Maurya_Empire
gptkb:Nanda_Empire
various Indian kingdoms
gptkbp:partOf Hellenistic expansion
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Indo-Greek_Kingdom
gptkb:Seleucid_Empire
gptkb:Alexander's_Indian_campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Hydaspes
gptkb:Greco-Bactrian_Kingdom
gptkb:Mauryan_Empire
Yavana
gptkbp:resultedIn cultural exchange between Greeks and Indians
establishment of Indo-Greek Kingdom
gptkbp:significance spread of Hellenistic culture in India
introduction of Greek coinage in India
spread of Buddhism to the West
fusion of Greek and Indian art (Greco-Buddhist art)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Demetrius_I_of_Bactria
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7