Eucratides I
| Eucratides I | |
|---|---|
| Great King, Basileus | |
| Effigy of Eucratides wearing a Boeotian style helmet from a gold coin. | |
| 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 | 
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| Dynasty | Eucratid | 
| Father | Heliocles | 
| Mother | Laodice | 
Eucratides I (Ancient Greek: Εὐκρατίδης, Eukratídēs; Pali: Evukratida; reigned 172/171–145 BC), also known as Eucratides the Great, was one of the most important Greco-Bactrian kings. He conquered large parts of northern India, 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.