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Diodotid dynasty
Coin of Diodotus Soter, with thundering Zeus serving as the symbol of the Diodotids
Country	Greco-Bactria
Founded	c. 255 BC
Founder	Diodotus I
Final ruler	Diodotus II
Titles	Basileus of Bactria
Dissolution	c. 225 BC

The Diodotid dynasty was a Hellenistic dynasty founded by Seleucid viceroy Diodotus I Soter c. 255 BC, ruling the far-eastern Kingdom of Bactria. The Diodotids were the first independent Greek kings to rule in Bactria.

The origins of Diodotids are unknown. Antiochus Nicator, a proposed Greco-Bactrian King c. 230s BC, would have belonged to the Diodotid dynasty (his existence as a distinct Greco-Bactrian ruler is controversial and his coins may have represented Seleucid authority). Diodotus II Theos was the last Diodotid ruler of Bactria. His reign was marked for his controversial alliance with the Parthians against the Seleucid Empire. Diodotus II was deposed c. 235-225 BC by Euthydemus, founder of the Euthydemid dynasty, thus ending the dynasty's rule over the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom.

Family Tree

This is a theoretical family tree of the Diodotid kings of Bactria, including the Seleucid king Antiochus II.

References

1. Holt 1999, pp. 64
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4. ^ Justin XLI, paragraph 1
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7. "Indo-Greek kingdom | Asian history". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2021-09-13.

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