Apollodotus I
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Apollodotus I (Greek: Ἀπολλόδοτος Α΄ ὁ Σωτήρ) Prakrit in the Kharoshti script: maharajasa apaladatasa tratarasa) was an Indo-Greek king between 180 BC and 160 BC or between 174 and 165 BC (first dating Osmund Bopearachchi and R. C. Senior, second dating Boperachchi[1]) who ruled the western and southern parts of the Indo-Greek kingdom, from Taxila in Punjab to the areas of Sindh and possibly Gujarat.[2]
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Apollodotus I | |
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Indo-Greek king | |
Reign | 180–160 BC or between 174–165 BC |
Predecessor | Agathocles of Bactria |
Successor | Demetrius II of India |
Born | Bactria in Central Asia |
Died | ca. 163–62 BC Ohind near Taxila, India (modern day Pakistan) |
Dynasty | Diodotid or Eucratidid |
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