Indo-Greek Kingdom
The Indo-Greek Kingdom was a part of the Greek Empire.[1] It ruled in parts of northwest and northern Indian subcontinent (present-day Pakistan) from 180 BCE to around 10 CE, and was ruled by a succession of more than thirty Hellenic kings. At 400 AD - 500 AD, the remnants of Indo-Greeks was discriminated as foreigners by the beginning strong Hindu Caste system,[2] and called Chandala (casteless)-(Dalit), and they wandered at the time of Migration period to Europe. In the Byzantime Empire they was called Atsingani. Yet is suspected that the Roma people are the descendant of the Atsingani, because the Romani languagehave much Greek influence too.[3]
Indo-Greek Kingdom Media
Pataliputra Palace capital, showing Greek and Persian influence, early Mauryan Empire period, 3rd century BC.
Kandahar Bilingual Rock Inscription (Greek and Aramaic) by king Ashoka, from Kandahar, Afghanistan.
According to the Mahavamsa, the Great Stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, was dedicated by a 30,000-strong "Yona" (Greek) delegation from "Alexandria" around 130 BC.
Greco-Bactrian statue of an old man or philosopher, Ai Khanoum, Bactria, 2nd century BC
Corinthian capital, found at Ai-Khanoum, 2nd century BC
Coin depicting the Greco-Bactrian king Euthydemus 230–200 BC. The Greek inscription reads: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΥΘΥΔΗΜΟΥ – "(of) King Euthydemus".
Greco-Bactria and the city of Ai-Khanoum were located at the very doorstep of Mauryan India.
References
- ↑ Tarn, W. W. (1902). "Notes on Hellenism in Bactria and India". The Journal of Hellenic Studies. 22: 268–293. doi:10.2307/623931. JSTOR 623931. S2CID 164193584.
- ↑ Timeline: A brief history of India's caste system. 2 December 2011. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/timeline-a-brief-history-of-indias-caste-system/article4180133/.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-04-25. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
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Other websites
- News story of the latest archaeological discovery of artefacts dated back to Indo-Greek period
- Indo-Greek history and coins Archived 2004-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Ancient coinage of the Greco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek kingdoms
- Text of Prof. Nicholas Sims-Williams (University of London) mentioning the arrival of the Kushans and the replacement of Greek Language. Archived 2007-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Wargame reconstitution of Indo-Greek armies Archived 2013-06-15 at the Wayback Machine