The Diodotid dynasty was a

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dynasty founded by

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viceroy, Diodotus I Soter in 255 BC, ruling the far-eastern Kingdom of Bactria. The dynasty reached its zenith under Eucratides I the Great, who conquered large parts of modern day

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and

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Greco-Bactrian Kingdom Hellenistic dynasties {{Greece-stub