| Eucratides I | |
|---|---|
| Great King, Basileus | |
 Portrait of Eucratides wearing a Boeotian style helmet. | |
| King of the Bactrian Empire | |
| Reign | 171–145 BC |
| Predecessor | Euthydemus II |
| Successor | Eucratides II |
| Successor | Heliocles I |
| Born | c. 205 BC |
| Died | 145 BC Bactria |
| Issue | |
| Dynasty | Eucratid |
| Father | Heliocles |
| Mother | Laodice |
Eucratides I (Ancient Greek: Εὐκρατίδης, Eukratídēs, reigned 172/171–145 BC), also called Eucratides the Great,[1] and Evukratida in Indian sources,[2] was one of the most important Greco-Bactrian kings.[1][3] He conquered large parts of northern India,[4] and minted a vast and prestigious coinage, suggesting a rule of considerable importance and prosperity. His immediate successors were the last Greek kings to rule in Bactria.[5]
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- ^ "The COININDIA Coin Galleries: Greek: Eucratides I (Eukratides I)". coinindia.com. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Eucratides | king of Bactria". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ Marcellinus, xxvii. 6.
- ^ Boyce 1986, pp. 460-580