The Independence of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom (c. 250 BCE)

250 BCE · Baktriya (Afganistan) · political

The Seleucid governor Diodotus declared Bactria independent; it became the stronghold of Hellenistic culture in Central Asia and struck bilingual (Greek-Aramaic) coins.

It kept alive the legacy of Alexander the Great in the Far East.

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What was The Independence of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom (c. 250 BCE)?
The Seleucid governor Diodotus declared Bactria independent; it became the stronghold of Hellenistic culture in Central Asia and struck bilingual (Greek-Aramaic) coins.
When did The Independence of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom (c. 250 BCE) happen?
250 BCE
Where did The Independence of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom (c. 250 BCE) take place?
Baktriya (Afganistan)