Strato I

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Strato I was an Indo-Greek king who ruled parts of northwestern South Asia around the 2nd–1st century BCE, known primarily through his extensive coinage and association with the decline of Indo-Greek power.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Strato I canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic ruler ⓘ
Indo-Greek king ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
areaOfInfluence Taxila region ⓘ
linked to: Taxila

eastern Punjab ⓘ
associatedWith Agathokleia’s regency ⓘ
coinageType bronze coins ⓘ
silver drachms ⓘ
coinIconography Greek deities ⓘ
military symbols ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
coRulerWith Agathokleia ⓘ
countryInPresentDay India ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
culture Indo-Greek ⓘ
linked to: Indo-Greek Kingdoms
deathPlace northwestern South Asia (uncertain) ⓘ
depictedOn coins ⓘ
dynasty Indo-Greek dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Indo-Greek Kingdoms
epithet Soter ⓘ
floruit circa 130–110 BCE ⓘ
historicalCertainty partly conjectural chronology based on coins ⓘ
historicalStatus poorly documented in literary sources ⓘ
knownFor extensive coinage ⓘ
joint coin issues with Agathokleia ⓘ
role in decline of Indo-Greek power ⓘ
mother Agathokleia ⓘ
numismaticSignificance important for Indo-Greek chronology ⓘ
occupation king ⓘ
politicalContext decline of Indo-Greek kingdoms ⓘ
late Indo-Greek period ⓘ
predecessor Menander I (possible, numismatically inferred) ⓘ
linked to: Menander I
regionRuled Gandhara region ⓘ
Punjab region ⓘ
linked to: Punjab

northwestern South Asia ⓘ
religion Hellenistic Greek religion ⓘ
ruleCharacterization transitional phase between Greek and Indo-Scythian control ⓘ
sourceOfInformation coin hoards ⓘ
numismatic evidence ⓘ
successorState Indo-Scythian kingdoms ⓘ
timePeriod 1st century BCE ⓘ
2nd century BCE ⓘ
title Basileus Soter ⓘ
usesLanguageOnCoins Greek ⓘ
Prakrit ⓘ
usesScriptOnCoins Greek ⓘ
Kharosthi ⓘ

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

Menander I → successor → Strato I ⓘ