Overview
The Indo-Greek Kingdom, also known as the Yavana Kingdom, were Hellenistic-era Greek kingdoms covering most of modern-day Pakistan, parts of northwestern India and some eastern parts of Afghanistan. The term "Indo-Greek Kingdom" loosely describes a number of various Hellenistic states, ruling from regional capitals like Taxila, Sagala, Pushkalavati, and Bagram. Other centers are only hinted at; e.g. Ptolemy's Geographia and the nomenclature of later kings suggest that Theophilus in the south of the Indo-Greek sphere of influence may also have had a royal seat there at one time. The kingdom was founded when the Graeco-Bactrian king Demetrius I of Bactria invaded India from Bactria in about 200 BC. The Greeks to the east of the Seleucid Empire were eventually divided.
Historical Periods
Indo-Greeks (-126–-111)
126 BCE – 111 BCE
Capital: Alexandria on the CaucasusArea: 784,980 km²
Indo-Greeks (-110–-92)
110 BCE – 92 BCE
Capital: Alexandria on the CaucasusArea: 596,972 km²
Indo-Greeks (-91–-88)
91 BCE – 88 BCE
Capital: Alexandria on the CaucasusArea: 495,948 km²
Indo-Greeks (-87–-51)
87 BCE – 51 BCE
Capital: Alexandria on the CaucasusArea: 438,880 km²
Indo-Greeks (-50–0)
50 BCE – 1 BCE
Capital: Alexandria on the CaucasusArea: 73,900 km²
Indo-Greeks (1–223)
1 CE – 223 CE
Capital: Alexandria on the CaucasusArea: 74,057 km²
Indo-Greeks (224–237)
224 CE – 237 CE
Capital: Alexandria on the CaucasusArea: 301 km²