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This family tree is based on a combination of Tarn's and Narain's genealogies of the Greco-Bactrian kings, which are not necessarily fully correct, as with all ancient family trees. Additionally, according to Tarn and Narain, the Eucratid dynasty is descended from Laodice, sister of Antiochus the Great and daughter of Seleukos II, whose sister married Diodotus I. Addtionally, Demetrius the Unconquered married a daughter of Antiochus III the Great and had issue, which is shown here below. Thus, most of the Greco-Bactrian kings are related to each other through the Seleukid Dynasty, and thus, are related to the Diadochi and Alexander the Great. Perhaps Menander, an Indo-Greek king, married a daughter of Eucratides the Great, meaning the Indo-Greek kings are related as well. This tree covers all the Greek rulers of Bactria and India, from 255 B.C. to A.D. 10. This article also covers the family trees of the rulers of the post-Greco-Bactrian state of Dayuan and Oxyartes's family tree and his relationship to the Greco-Bactrian kings. To find more information on the various dynasties, see these articles: Greco-Bactria, Indo-Greeks, Diodotids, Euthydemids, Eucratids, Menanderids, Indo-Scythians, the Dayuan, and the Yavana people.


Greco-Bactrian kings (generally showing Diodotids) Family Tree
{{{NN, daughter of Antiochus II}}}{{{Diodotus I (perhaps also had Antiochus Nicator?)}}}
{{{Diodotus II}}}{{{NN, married Euthydemus I (see Euthydemid dynasty)}}}{{{Antimachus I (most likely a son of Euthydemus I)}}}
Antimachus I (for descendants, see below and to the right. Most likely a son of Euthydemus )Apollodotus I (or son of Euthydemus, Demetrius I, Menander I, or Eucratides I (most likely a son or grandson of Euthydemus I))Agathocles of Bactria (or a son of Pantaleon or Euthydemus)]{{{Antimachus II (see Indo-Greek Euthydemids for more below)}}}


Family tree of some Indo-Greek and Greco-Bactrian kings, according to A.K. Narain.

To the right is Narain's version of the genealogy of these kings. Below are family trees of the Euthydemid, Eucratid, and Menanderid dynasties.


Other family trees

Euthydemids
{{{Sophytes (satrap of Bactria, or of Arachosia, or king of Bactria? two different people? Had other descendants other than the Euthydemids?}}}
{{{Antimachus/Apollodotus, general from a Magnesia}}}
Euthydemus I{{{NN, daughter of Diodotus I}}}
{{{Euthydemus II}}}{{{NN, daughter of Antiochus the Great}}}Demetrius the Unconquered{{{Pantaleon, first Indo-Greek king, father of Agathocles I, who is possibly also a son of Demetrius I, and he was probably the father of Agathoclea, wife of Menander (see Menanderids below). He is possibly also a son of Demetrius I}}}{{{Zoilus I}}}
{{{Demetrius II}}}{{{Apollodotus I (or son of Euthydemus, Menander I, or Eucratides I (most likely a son or grandson of Euthydemus I))}}}{{{Lysias Anicetus (or son of Zoilus I)}}}{{{Demetrius III (unclear relation, possibly a descendant is called Demetrius IV?))}}}{{{Zoilus II, possibly had a son called Zoilus III?}}}
{{{Theophilus (or related to Zoilus I)}}}
{{{Menander (Menander I the Great?? If so, see Menanderids below))}}}{{{Strato}}}


Indo-Greek kings - The Indo-Greek Eucratid/Antialcidas Dynasty
{{{Seleukos I (see Diodotids above)}}}
{{{Antiochus I Soter, married Stratonice, granddaughter of Antipater, of Ale.'s Argead Dyn. (see Oxyartes dynasty below)}}}{{{NN, married Chandragupta Maurya (see Mauryan Dynasty)}}}
{{{Antiochus II Theos}}}
{{{Seleukos II}}}{{{NN}}}{{{Diodotus I (for descendants, see Diodotids above)}}}
{{{Heliocles}}}{{{Laodice}}}{{{Antiochus III the Great (see Euthydemids above)}}}
{{{Eucratides the Great}}}
{{{Plato (or brother of Eucratides)}}}{{{Eucratides II (or son of Heliocles I)}}}{{{Heliocles I (or brother of Eucratides)}}}
{{{Archebius (related to Heliocles II?)}}}{{{Yuezhi occupation (see Indo-Greek Euthydemids and Hermaeus below)}}}{{{Heliocles II (or brother of Archebius, or son of Antialcidas, or grandson of Heliocles I, or descendant of Demetrius III)}}}
{{{Antialcidas}}}
{{{Diomedes (or related to Philoxenus, see Indo-Greek Euthydemids below)}}}{{{Amyntas (or Menanderids, see Indo-Greek Euthydemids below)}}}{{{Telephus (or Indo-Scythian, see below for Maues)}}}
{{{Hermaeus (see Indo-Greek Euthydemids below)}}}


Indo-Greek kings - Menanderid Dynasty


{{{?Demetrius II?[2] (see Euthydemids), but not fully likely, so maybe just Greco-Bactrian nobility}}}
Menander I Soter, the GreatAgathoclea, daughter (or sister, but unlikely) of Agathocles who is either a son of Demetrius I or of Pantaleon, who is possibly also a son of Demetrius I (see Euthydemids above). She could also be a daughter of Eucratides the Great, but this is less likely (see above for his dynasty).
{{{Strato I}}}{{{Thraso}}}{{{Amyntas (see Euthydemids below)}}}{{{Nicias (see Euthydemids below)}}}
{{{Epander}}}
{{{Menander II (unclear relation)}}}{{{Polyxenus}}}{{{Peucolaus (no relation?)}}}
{{{Apollodotus II (or son of Amyntas or Apollodotus I? (most likely not the latter)}}}
{{{Apollophanes (unclear relation)}}}{{{Strato II (or grandson or great-grandson of Strato I)}}}
{{{Strato III}}}
{{{collapse of the Indo-Greek state by Rajuvula and the Northern Satraps and Indo-Scythians}}}{{{Theodamas (unclear relation, if any)}}}{{{Demetrius V? (unclear relation, perhaps descended from Demetrius III instead)}}}


Indo-Greek kings - The rest of the Greco-Bactrian (there are only Indo-Greeks in this tree) and Indo-Greek Euthydemid Dynasty (see Menanderids above for more Euthydemid dynasts)
{{{Euthydemids}}}
Antimachus II
{{{Amyntas (see Eucratids and Menanderids above)}}}{{{Philoxenus (or no dynastic connection?)}}}{{{or Menanderids (see above)}}}
{{{Hermaeus}}}{{{Kalliope}}}{{{Nicias}}}
{{{Yuezhi occupation}}}{{{Hippostratus}}}
{{{Kalliope (most likely daughter of Ph. instead, see above)}}}
Indo-Greek kings - Indo-Scythian kings (only some here)
{{{Maues}}}{{{Machene, daughter of an Indo-Greek king?}}}
{{{Artemidoros (or son of an Indo-Greek king. Had a son if Indo-Greek?)}}}{{{Azes I (see the Indo-Scythian dynasties)}}}
{{{possible descendants?}}}


Dynasty of Oxyartes (if it existed at all)
{{{Oxyartes, either of Sogdian or Bactrian origin}}}{{{Spitamenes (of Sogdian origin, but of Bactrian nobility and he married an Achaemenid, both according to Tarn}}}
{{{Argead Dynasty (Antiochus I Soter, son of Seleukos I, married Stratonice, granddaughter of Antipater, of Argead Dyn. )}}}
{{{Roxana, claimed by Sele. to be the d. of Darius III}}}{{{Alexander the Great}}}{{{?Oxyartes II, III, etc.? (to c.253-244 B.C., according to Tarn)}}}{{{Apama (actually only daughter of Spitamenes, and not descended from Alexander the Great, like the Seleucids claimed)}}}{{{Seleukos I Nicator}}}
{{{Alexander IV}}}{{{Ptolemies, descended from Argead Dynasty}}}{{{Seleukid dynasty and the Greco-Bactrian/Indo-Greek kings (see Diodotids, Euthydemids, Eucratids, Menanderids, see above)}}}
{{{descendants}}}


Dayuan kings - Ferghana kings
{{{Indo-Scythians? or Greco-Bactrians?}}}{{{Wugua}}}{{{Chanfeng}}}
{{{Meicai (or Maues or father of Maues? - see Indo-Scythian above)?}}}{{{son}}}
{{{?other kings?}}}

See also

References

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  2. ^ Narain, A.K. (1957). The Indo-Greeks: Revisited and Supplemented (4 ed.). Delhi, India: B.R. Publishing Corporation. p. 305. ISBN 9788176463492. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  3. ^ Narain, A. K. (1970). Astin, Alan E. (ed.). The Cambridge ancient history. 8: Rome and the Mediterranean to 133 B.C. (2. ed.,  ed.). Cambridge, England: Cambridge Univ. Press. p. 406. ISBN 978-0-521-23448-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
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