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.