Euthydemus I

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Euthydemus I was a prominent Hellenistic king who ruled the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom in the 3rd century BCE and successfully defended it against Seleucid attempts at reconquest.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Euthydemus I of Bactria 2
King of Bactria 2
Euthydemus I canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greco-Bactrian king ⓘ
Hellenistic ruler ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
allegiance independent from Seleucid Empire ⓘ
approximateBirthCentury 4th century BCE ⓘ
areaOfInfluence Indo-Iranian borderlands ⓘ
capital Bactra ⓘ
coinage bronze coins ⓘ
silver tetradrachms ⓘ
conflict Seleucid–Greco-Bactrian war ⓘ
countryRuled Greco-Bactrian Kingdom ⓘ
culture Hellenistic ⓘ
deathDate circa early 2nd century BCE ⓘ
depictedOn Hellenistic coins of Bactria ⓘ
dynasty Euthydemid dynasty ⓘ
era Hellenistic period ⓘ
ethnicGroup Greek ⓘ
floruit 3rd century BCE ⓘ
founded Euthydemid dynasty ⓘ
historicalSignificance consolidated Greek rule in Central Asia ⓘ
secured independence of Greco-Bactrian Kingdom from Seleucid control ⓘ
knownFrom ancient literary sources ⓘ
numismatic evidence ⓘ
languageUsed Greek ⓘ
legacy paved the way for Greco-Bactrian expansion into India under Demetrius I ⓘ
mentionedIn Polybius ⓘ
militaryAchievement successful defense against Seleucid reconquest attempts ⓘ
notableEvent defense of Bactria against Antiochus III ⓘ
opponent Antiochus III the Great ⓘ
outcomeOfConflict maintained independence of Greco-Bactrian Kingdom ⓘ
parentOf Demetrius I of Bactria ⓘ
positionHeld King of Bactria ⓘ
linked to: Euthydemus I
powerBase Bactra ⓘ
predecessor Diodotus II ⓘ
linked to: Diodotus I
regionRuled Bactria ⓘ
Sogdiana ⓘ
linked to: Sogdia

parts of Central Asia ⓘ
reignEnd circa 200 BCE ⓘ
reignStart circa 230 BCE ⓘ
royalHouse Euthydemid house ⓘ
linked to: Euthydemid dynasty
spouse unknown ⓘ
styleOfRule Hellenistic monarchy ⓘ
successor Demetrius I of Bactria ⓘ
title Basileus (King) ⓘ
treatyResult recognition of his royal title by the Seleucid Empire ⓘ
treatyWith Antiochus III the Great ⓘ
usurpedFrom Diodotid dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Euthydemid dynasty

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Greco-Bactrian Kingdom → majorRuler → Euthydemus I ⓘ
Euthydemus I → positionHeld → King of Bactria ⓘ
linked to: Euthydemus I
Eucratides I → positionHeld → King of Bactria ⓘ
linked to: Euthydemus I
Demetrius I of Bactria → father → Euthydemus I of Bactria ⓘ
linked to: Euthydemus I
Demetrius I of Bactria → predecessor → Euthydemus I of Bactria ⓘ
linked to: Euthydemus I