c.200 | West Ukraine (later Ruthenia), under La Tene Celts from 300, comes under Dacians until 225CE. | 200 rcU |
c.200 | Sarmatian IAZYGES, in central Asia, move west to the Steppes until 44. | 200 wikIzg |
c.200 | OLBIA, republic from 500, becomes a democracy governed by archons, and a vassal to Scythians until 107. It periodically falls under a king or tyrant, some of whom have Scythian names. | 200 rcU |
![]() Asia 200BCE |
map GFDL 200 wikGB |
c.200 | SCYTHIANS withdraw to Crimea, make capital at Neapolis, impose heavy tribute on Greek colonies. | 200 T1H |
c.200 | DAGESTAN, between Caucasus and Caspian coast, under the Legae or Durdzuks from ?, comes under Alans until 360CE. | 200 rcCau |
c.200 | OLBIA, republic on north coast of Black Sea from 500, becomes a vassal to Scythians until 107. | 200 rcU |
The same Asians are called Scythians in Greek records, and Sakas in Indian records.
c.200 | EUTHYDEMOS, king of Bactria & Sogdiana from 223, ends. Sons DEMETRIUS-I and EUTHYDEMOS-II succeed together until 190. Their realm includes Sogdiana, Ferghana, Margiana, and Aria to the south or east. | 200 CAH 8-420, CDCC 17, MRDK 392, OCD 158, 347, frH, rcCAS, wikGB 200/195 hifiB 190 HCIP 2-105 |
c.200 | Area presently called MOLDAVIA, northwest of Black Sea, under La Tene Celts from 280, comes under the Bastarnae until 50. | 200 rcEB |
c.200 | HYGIAENON, Spartocid king of Bosporus from 220, ends. SPARTOCUS-V succeeds until 180. | 200 CAH 6-503, MRDK, rcCrm, wikKCB, wikSpD 215 OCD 1008 |
c.200 | Arsacid Parthians firmly established between Caspian Gate and region of Meshed east of Hyrcania. | by 200 RAI3 418 |
c.200 | GANDAHAR, under Seleucids from 240, comes under Bactria until 175. | 200 rcCAS |
CONFUSION ALERT! KANDAHAR is in Arachosia. GANDAHAR is in Gandara.
c.195 | EUTHYDEMOS-II, Seleucid ruler in Bactria 200-190, makes ANTIMACHOS-I co-king. | 195 CAH 8-420 |
c.192 | COLCHIS, kingdom on east coast of Black Sea, under Sinope from 301, no longer so. | 192 rcCau |
c.190 | EUTHYDEMOS-II, son of E-I, Seleucid ruler in Bactria from 200, dies. Co-king ANTIMACHOS-I continues 195-80. Co-king DEMETRIUS-I continues 200-185. | 190 CAH 8-420, CDCC 17, MRDK 392, frH, rcCAS 189 RAH 410 185-80 hifiB |
c.190 | After 190 there is no sign that any Bactrian ruler was a dependent of the Seleucid king. Bactria and the adjacent satrapies, Sogdiana, Margiana, and Aria are lost to the king of Syria, while remaining under independent Seleucids. | 190 CAH 8-351 |
c.189 | IBERIA loses several southern areas to Armenia. | 189 hifiGeo |
c.185 | GANDARA conquered by DEMETRIUS & MENANDER, Seleucid kings of Bactria. | 185 lvGan, wikGn 184 livB |
c.185 | ARACHOSIA, under Mauryans from 305, comes under Greco-Bactrians until 150. | 185 wikArc, |
c.185 | East PUNJAB conquered by DEMETRIUS & MENANDER, Seleucid kings of Bactria. | 185 TAWH 17, wikGn 184 livB |
c.185 | DEMETRIUS-I, son of Euthydemus-I, Seleucid co-king in Bactria-Sogdiana from 200, dies. Son PANTALEON succeeds until 175. | 190 wikIGK 185 CAH 8-420, CDCC 17, MRDK 392, OCD 158, 325, frH 180 hifiB 171 wikMKI |
c.185 | ANTIMACHOS-I, Seleucid co-king in Bactria from 195, ends. Son DEMETRIUS-II Antiketos succeeds until 175. Co-king PANTALEON continues 185-80. | 185 CAH 8-420, 180 B76 9-353, CDCC 17, MRDK 392, OCD 158, frH, rcCAS |
c.185 | COINS with both Greek and Indian writing appear from Bactria to Taxila until 170. | 185 wikGB |
c.180 | Son of Leucon-II, SPARTOCUS-V ends. Spartocid king of Bosporus from 200. Bro PAERISADES-III succeeds until 150. | 180 MRDK 271, rcCrm, wikKCB, wikSpD |
c.180 | Southern Afghanistan is absorbed by Demetrius-II of Bactria. | 180 wikGn |
c.180 | Seleucid Bactrians militarily occupy parts of Mauryan north India. | 180 wikGB 175 bk |
![]() Greco-Bactrian Empire at maximum extent, 180BCE. |
map GFDL 180 wikBk |
c.180 | PANTALEON, son of Demetrius-I, Seleucid ruler in Bactria-Sogdiana from 185, ends. AGATHOCLES succeeds until 165. | 190 wikGB 180 CAH 8-420, rcCAS, wikIGK 175 MRDK 392, frH |
c.175 | COMASARYE ends. Spartocid king of Bosporus from 215. | 175 OCD 1008 |
c.175 | ![]() |
map pub dom 177 ICMH 139 177/6 wikPE, 175 CHEIA 127 spks |
c.175 | DEMETRIUS-II, son of Antimachus, Seleucid ruler in Bactria-Sogdiana from 185, deposed by Eucratides. Bro AGATHOCLES continues 180-65. | 180 CAH 8-420, wikGB 175 CDCC 17, CHI 554, frH 170 wikIGK 165 MRDK 392, frH |
c.175 | GANDAHAR, under Bactria from 200, comes under Parthia until 80. | 175 rcCAS |
CONFUSION ALERT! KANDAHAR is in Arachosia. GANDAHAR is in Gandara.
c.173 | The WUSUN are overrun by the YUEZHI. Nandoumi, kunmo (chief) of the Wusun, is killed. Some time later, his infant son Liejiaomi is left in the wild. According to a legend in the Hanshu (a sequel to Sima Qian's Shiji ), Liejiaomi is suckled by a she-wolf and fed meat by ravens. Liejiaomi will be eventually found by the Xiongnu. | 173 spks |
c.172 | TUNJINA, king of Kashmir from 208, ends. VIJAYA succeeds until 164. | 172 bkfc |
c.171 | EUCRATIDES, cousin of Antiochus-IV, overthrows Euthydemid dynasty and usurps throne in Bactria until 155. | 181 DGRBM 2-75, DGRG 1-365, GHH 175 CHI 554, WNHI 71 171 B76 8-380, CAH 8-420, CDCC 17, HCIP 2-108, MRDK 393, bk, frH, hifiB, wikE1, wikIGK 170 LEWH 96, wikGB, wikE1, wikPE 170-65 B76 III-988 |
Coinage proves at least 2 Bactrian kings named Eucratides are incorrectly merged by ancient sources. | CAH 8-404 |
c.171 | NISA (18 km southwest of present Ashgabat) Parthia founded by Mithridates-I of Parthia as capital, royal residence, and necropolis. | 171 B76 3-1133 |
c.170 | The YUEZHI (Yueh Chih), Indo-Scythians in the Tarim Basin from ?, driven out by the Xiongnu, migrate west to the urban civilization of the "Ta-Yuan" (probably Seleucid possessions in Ferghana), and resettle north of the Oxus until 140. | 176 wikYu 176-60 wikKs 170 CAH 12-107, icH 165 HCIP 2-136 162 wikGB |
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photo Ealdgyth 170 MCAW no date: wikOT |
c.170 | Seleucid Bactrians extend kingdom as far east as the Punjab. | 170 wikAfg |
c.170 | EUCRATIDES, a king in Bactria 171-55, seems to have occupied territory as far east as the Indus, and his successors until 150. | 170 wikGB |
c.170 | Chinese metal exports, particularly iron, for trade is attested by kings Euthydemos, Euthydemos-II, Agathocles, and Pantaleon issuing cupro-nickel (75/25 ratio) coins, an alloy known only by the Chinese at this time under the name "White copper". Copper-nickel coinage will not be used again until the 19th century. | 170 wikGB |
c.169 | Seleucid army invades Bactria. | 169 bk |
c.169 | ANTIOCHUS-IV, king of Syria/Babylonia 175-64 sends cousin EUCRATIDES-I, ruler in Bactria 171-55, to recover the eastern provinces. | 169 RAH 412 |
Both western and Indian sources cite only 8 or 9 Seleucid kings of Bactria, but their coins bear at least 31 names of kings and 2 of queens. Historians conclude that some names represent more than one king, thus increasing their number to 40 or more. They cover about 200 years with territories extending, at one time or another, from Sogdiana to the Punjab. The only way the time and space can be rationalized is by assuming simultaneous rule of multiple kings, not always belonging to the same family, sharing roles of power. | CAH 8-394 |
c.168 | EUCRATIDES, a king in Bactria 171-55, defeats Demetrius of India, and annexes his dominions. | 168 GHH |
c.167 | HERAT, city and fertile region in northwest Afghanistan, under Bactria from 256, taken by Parthians until 130. | 176 CDCC 647 175 Dur 2-556 167 wikM1P |
c.165 | Son of Demetrius-II, AGATHOCLES dies. Seleucid ruler in Bactria from 180, killed by EUCRATIDES, who takes over his area until 155. | 180 wikGB 175 CHI 643 167 or 65 B76 III-456 165 B76 9-353, CAH 8-420, CDCC 17, MRDK 392, OCD 158, 326, frH, rcCAS |
c.165 | MENANDER-I, son of Demetrius-II, becomes ruler of part of Bactria until 130. | 165 wikIGK, wikM1 |
c.164 | VIJAYA, king of Kashmir from 172, ends. JAYENDRA succeeds until 127. | 164 bkfc |
c.163 | LO SHANG, chanyu (chief) of Xiongnu 174-60, jointly with the Wusun (northeast of the Tien Shan Mountains, which had just been conquered by the Xiongnu), attacks the Great Yuezhi again, kills the king of the Great Yuezhi and makes his skull into a drinking cup. The Wusun then move into the Hi Valley themselves, while the Great Yuezhi flee from the Tarim Basin west to the Ili River Valley near mountain lake, Issyk Kul north of Kangchu (Sogdiana). Great Yuezhi drive out the Sakas and remain there until 132. | 165 CHI 565, wikYz 163 ICMH 141 162 CHEIA 127, 155, spks, wikGB, wikHXW 160 ICNH 141 |
c.159 | SAURMAG-I, Pharnabazid king of Iberia from 237, ends. Nimrodid MIRVAN-I succeeds until 109. | 159 hifiGeo |
c.159 | EUCRATIDES-I, Seleucid king in Bactria 171-55, is defeated by Parthians. | 159 atl2 |
c.156 | The WUSUN break away from the Xiongnu. | 156 ICHM 142 |
c.155 | EUCRATIDES-I dies. Seleucid king of Bactria from 171, marching home to Bactria, murdered on a battlefield by a son. Son PLATO succeeds until 145. Mother? Agathocleia is regent until ?. Other son Heliocles-I is rival king until 145. | 159 B76 III-988 155 CAH 8-420, CDCC 17, CHI 554, MRDK 393, OCD 158, atl2, bk, frH, rcCAS 150 HCIP 2-110 145 hifiB, wikE1, wikIGK, wikPE 143 GHH 136 HCIP 2-108 |
c.155 | MENANDER, son of Demetrius-II, king of part of Bactria 165-30, gains control of Gandara and Punjab, becomes king until 130. | 165 wikGB 161 wikIGK 155 B76 9-353, CAH 8-420, CDCC 17, MRDK 393, OCD 158, frH, rcCAS |
c.150 | Son of Leucon-II, PAERISADES-III ends. Spartocid king of Bosporus from 180, ends. Son PAERISADES-IV succeeds until 125 | 190 OCD 1008 150 MRDK 271, rcCrm, wikKCB, wikSpD |
c.150 | SOGDIANA, under Bactrians from 256, Eucratids from ?, overrun by Scythians and Yuezhi. | 150 wikSog |
c.150 | KASHMIR, high mountain region at the angle between Afghanistan, Tibet, and Greater India, comes under Bactria until 130. | 150 rcCAE |
c.150 | ARACHOSIA, under Macedonians from 330, Greco-Bactrians from 185, comes under Indo-Scythians until ?. | 150 wikArc, |
c.150 | Successors of Eucratides in Bactria, having occupied territory as far as the Indus from 170, now lose it. | 150 wikGB |
c.150 | KABUL, under Mauryan India from 312, comes under Menander's part of Bactria until 125. | 150 rcCAS |
CONFUSION ALERT! Some sources say Kabul = Gandhara.
c.147 | MITHRIDATES-I, Arsacid king of Parthia 171-38, conquers large areas of the East, as far as borders of India. | 147 atl2 |
c.145 | ALEXANDRIA on the Oxus burnt by Yuezhi. | 145 wikYz |
c.145 | PLATO, king in Eucratid Bactria from 155, ends. Bro Heliocles-I continues until 140. | 145 hifiB |
c.141 | WU TI, Han emperor 140-87, expands into Asia. | 141 TAWH 18, 81 |
c.141 | XIONGNU in west Kansu pushed west by the Han Chinese. | 141 B76 9-597 |
c.141 | Seleucid-Bactrians seem to have allied with Demetrius-II to fight again against Parthians. | 141 wikGB |
c.140 | YUEZHI (Sakas, called TOCHARIANS in the West), of central Asia from 170, driven south by Xiongnu, establish kingdom in Transoxiana, clash with Sakas in Sogdiana. | 150 LEWH 96 141 B76 9-597, icH 140 wikGB 131 TAWH 78 |
c.141 | HYRCANIA, under Parthia from ?, invaded by Bactrians until 140. | 141 CAH 8-580, Sdl 5-332 |
c.140 | Bactrians, in Hyrcania from 141, driven out by Mithridates-I, of Parthia, who then returns to Babylonia. | 140 CAH 8-580 139 CAH 8-528 |
c.140 | Part of the Massagetae tribal alliance, headed by the Turkish Usunes, invades Bactria, defeats the Seleucid-Bactrian army and settles on its territory. | 140 vrb, wikGnd |
c.140 | AI KHANOUM, Seleucid-Bactrian city, possibly the historical Alexandria on the Oxus, destroyed by nomadic invaders, probably Scythians. | 145 wikAK 140 wikGB |
c.140 | HELIOCLES-I, son of Eucratides-I, Seleucid ruler of Eucratid Bactria from 155, sole ruler from 145, probably the last Seleucid-Bactrian to rule on both sides of the Oxus, ends. Son EUCRATIDES-II succeeds until 130. | 143 GHH 140 CAH 8-413, CHEIA 161, MRDK 393, OCD 158, frH, rcCAS 130 hifiB, wikGB 125 CAH 8-420 |
c.138 | Pushed by the Yuezhi, some Scythians (Saka, or Sacaraucae of Seleucid sources), cross the Oxus at points near its central bend and, moving westward, harass the Parthians until 124. | 140 wikGB 138 CAH 8-413 |
c.138 | MITHRIDATES-I, Arsacid king of Parthia 171-38, occupies Indian territory between the Indus and Hydaspes. | 138 wikGB |
c.135 | BACTRIA destroyed by Parthians, Scythians, Yuezhi, and Turkish tribes. All Bactria is occupied by different nomadic tribes. Cities are plundered and depopulated. | 136 DGRG 2-49 135 icH, vrb 130 lvB 127 DGRBM 2-373 |
c.133 | Because of Xiongnu movements in Asia, various nomads begin to appear in the Oxus region until 129. | 133 eiArs |
c.132 | The WUSUN under Liejiaomi, out of revenge from a conflict in 173, and backed by Xiongnu, attack the Yuezhi. | 132 wikYz |
c.132 | The YUEZHI, in the Ili River Valley near mountain lake, Issyk Kul north of Kangchu (Sogdiana) from 163, driven out by the Wusun, move south across the urban civilization of Dayuan in Ferghana and settle on the north bank of the Oxus, in Transoxiana until 131. | 132 spks, wikYz 130 wikWs |
c.131 | The YUEZHI, in Ferghana from 132, move into Sogdiana. | 131 spks |
c.130 | SOGDIANA, under Bactria from 256, comes under Scythians until 20. | 130 ? |
c.130 | SOGDIANA, under Bactrians from 256, comes under Scythians until 20. | 130 rcCAW |
c.130 | PHRAATES-II, Arsacid king of Parthia from 138-28, fights Sakas until ?. | 130 CAH 9-581-2, GHH |
c.130 | EUCRATIDES-II, son of Heliocles-I, king of Eucratid Bactria from 140, ends. Son ARCHEBIUS succeeds until 120. | 130 CAH 8-413, 420, rcCAS |
c.130 | Son of Demetrius-II, MENANDER-I dies. King of part of Bactria from 165, Gandara and Punjab from 155. Son ARCHEBIUS succeeds until 120. Dynasty retains east Punjab until 75. There are no historical recordings of events in the Indo-Seleucid kingdom after Menander's death. | 155 wikGB 140 wikGn 135 B76 VI-780 130 B76 9-353, CAH 8-411, 420, CDCC 17, MRDK 393, OCD 158, bk, frH, rcCAS, wikGB, wikIGK, wikM1 |
c.130 | ZOILOS-I, son of Demetrius-I, becomes ruler of part of Bactria until 125. | 130 CAH 8-420, wikIGK |
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photo GNFDL 130 wikIGK |
c.130 | AGATHOCLEIA, becomes ruler of part of Bactria until 120. | 130 CAH 8-420, wikIGK |
c.130 | STRATO-I, son of Menander, becomes ruler of part of Bactria until 120. | 130 CAH 8-420 120 wikIGK |
c.130 | SAKAS, ousted by the Yuezhi, move into Bactria. | 128 MCAW, lvGan |
c.130 | YUEZHI (Yueh Chih, called TOCHARIANS in the West), in Sogdiana from 140, occupy Bactria, subjugate Seleucids. | 135 wikKs 130 GHH, atl2, frH, icH 128 B76 9-597, icH |
Central Asian Kushans | 130 wikGn |
c.130 | POLYXENUS & EPANDER, Seleucid rulers in Bactria from ?, end. ANTIMACHUS-II succeeds until 125. ARCHEBIUS succeeds until 120. STRATO-I succeeds until 95. | 130 MRDK 393, frH, rcCAS |
c.130 | SAMARKAND, under Bactria from 256, comes under northern nomads until 20. | 130 rcCAW |
c.130 | HERAT, city and fertile region in northwestern Afghanistan, under Parthia from 167, comes under northern nomads until 30. | 130 rcCAS |
c.130 | Seleucid-Bactrian kingdom destroyed by Sakas and Yuezhi. Splinter kingdoms remain until ?. | 130 livB 128 wikKs |
c.130 | KASHMIR, high mountain region at the angle between Afghanistan, Tibet, and Greater India, under Bactria from 150, comes under Sakas until 80. | 130 rcCAE |
c.128 | PHRAATES-II dies. 6th Arsacid king of Parthia from 138, killed fighting Sakas. Uncle ARTABANUS-II succeeds until 124, futilly fighting invasion of Sakas. | 128 B76 VII-971, 9-843, CAH 9, DGRBM 1-355, HCIP 2-121, MRDK 381, OCD 123, RAI2, RAI3, atl2, hifiP 127 LEWH 95, wikP 126 wikMs |
c.127 | JAYENDRA, king of Kashmir from 164, ends. SANDHIMATI succeeds until 80. | 127 bkfc |
c. 125 | CHANG CHIEN (Zhang Qian), explorer for Han emperor 138-26, visits Yuezhi capital in Sogdiana, tries to obtain their alliance to fight the Xiongnu. They are not interested. Chang reports that the Yuezhi live 832-1,247 km west of Dayuan (Ferghana), north of the Gui (Oxus). Yuezhi have between 100,000 and 200,000 mounted archers, with customs identical to those of the Xiongnu. The Sogdians (called Kang-chu by Chinese) are again reduced to quasi-independent status acknowledging nominal sovereignty to the Yuezhi in the south and to the Xiongnu in the east. | 129/8 CAH 8-418 128 CHEIA 174 127 wikBk 126 ICMH 149, wikGB, wikYz 125 HCIP 2-137, 139 |
c.125 | CHANG CHIEN, explorer for Han emperor 138-26, introduces apricots and peaches to the west, brings grapes (wine), pomegranites, and walnuts into China. | 126 TTS no date: TTPC |
c. 125 | CHANG CHIEN (Zhang Qian) visits Bactria, reports presence of Chinese products in Bactrian markets. "When I was in Daxia (Bactria), I saw bamboo canes from Qiong and cloth made in the province of Shu (southwest China). When I asked the people how they had gotten such articles, they replied, 'Our merchants go buy them in the markets of Shendu (India)'." He portrays a demoralized country whose political system had vanished, though its urban infrastructure remained. "Its people cultivate the land and have cities and houses. Their customs are like those of Dayuan (Ferghana). It has no great ruler but only a number of petty chiefs ruling various cities. The people are poor in the use of arms and afraid of battle, but they are clever at commerce. After the Great Yuezhi moved west and attacked Daxia, the entire country came under their sway. The population of the country is large, numbering some 1,000,000 or more persons. The capital is called the city of Lanshi (Bactra) and has a market where all sorts of goods are bought and sold." |
126 wikGB |
c.125 | Son of P-III, PAERISADES-IV ends. Spartocid king of Bosporus from 150. Son PAERISADES-V succeeds until 108 | 125 MRDK 271, rcCrm, wikKCB, wikSpD |
PAERISADES-IV ends 160. PAERISADES-V succeeds 150. | OCD 1008 |
c.125 | The Yuezhi settle in Bactria. | 125 wikYz |
c.125 | KABUL, under Menander's part of Bactria from 150, comes under Sakas until 50. | 125 rcCAS |
CONFUSION ALERT! Some sources say Kabul = Gandhara.
c.125 | ANTIMACHUS-II, son of Demetrius-II, ruler in Bactria from 130, ends. Son PHILOXENUS succeeds until 115. | 125 CAH 8-420, MRDK 393, frH, rcCAS |
c.125 | ZOILUS-I, son of Demetrius-I, ruler of part of Bactria from 130, ends. | 125 CAH 8-420, rcCAS |
c.124 | ARTABANUS-II dies. 7th Arsacid king of Parthia from 128, killed fighting Sakas. Son MITHRIDATES-II succeeds until 88. Other son HIMERUS governs Mesopotamia. | 126 GHH, wikP 125 GHH 124 B76 VII-774, CAH 9-584, CHEIA 158, LEWH 96, RAI3, hifiP 124/3 B76 VI-945, 9-843, OCD 123 123 HCIP 2-121, MRDK 381, RAI2, atl2, bk, wikGB 121 wikM2P |
c.124 | The Yuezhi war against Parthia. | 124 wikYz |
c.124 | MITHRIDATES-II, king of Parthia 124-88, repels invasion of Sakas. Consolidates Parthia. | 124 CAH 9, GHH |
c.124 | MITHRIDATES-II, king of Parthia 124-88, makes treaty with Rome. | 124 obsolete website 94 brit, hwp, thngn |
c.122 | CHANG CHIEN, explorer for Han emperor Wu Ti from 138, sent west again, goes to Sogdiana. | 122 MCAW |
c.120 | ARCHEBIUS, son of Eucratides-II, ruler in Bactria from 130, ends. HELIOCLES-II, son of H-I, continues 120-15. | 125 CAH 8-420 120 CAH 8-413, 420, MRDK 393, frH, rcCAS |
c.120 | STRATO-I ruler in Bactria 130-95, gains more territory. | 120 CAH 8-420 |
c.120 | AGATHOCLEIA, ruler of part of Bactria from 130, ends. | 120 CAH 8-420, wikIGK |
c.120 | STRATO-I, son of Menander, ruler of part of Bactria from 130, ends. | 155 wikIGK 120 CAH 8-420 110 wikIGK |
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map pub dom 120 wikGB |
c.120 | LYSIAS, son of Zoilus-I, becomes ruler of part of Bactria until 110. | 120 CAH 8-420, frH, rcCAS |
c.115 | CHANG CHIEN, explorer for Han emperor Wu Ti, again goes to secure alliances against the Xiongnu, to central Asia, and to land of Wusun, the Ili river valley southeast of Lake Balkhash. He tries and fails to persuade the Wusun to relocate. | 115 GHCC, wikHXW |
c.115 | HELIOCLES-II, son of H-I, ruler of Eucratid Bactria from 120, ends. Son ANTIALCIDAS succeeds until 100. | 120 CHI 522 115 CAH 8-413, 420, MRDK 393, frH, rcCAS, wikAnt 110 wikIGK |
c.115 | STRATO-I, son of Menander, king of Gandara and Punjab 130-95, makes bro APOLLODOTOS co-ruler until 95. | 115 MRDK 393, frH 110 CAH 8-420 |
c.115 | PHILOXENUS, son of Antimacus-II, ruler in Bactria from 125, ends. ANTIALCIDAS, son of Heliocles-II, succeeds until 100. | 130 wikAnt 115 MRDK 393, coin, frH, rcCAS 110 KIH 108 |
c.115 | THASOS, son of ?, becomes a ruler in Bactria until 110. | 115 CAH 8-420 |
c.115 | EPANDER, son of ?, becomes a ruler in Bactria until 110. | 115 CAH 8-420 |
c.115/4 | Hellenistic Bosporan kingdom of the Crimea, oppressed by Scythians, appeal to Mithridates-VI of Pontus. | 114 MCAW |
c.114 | MITHRIDATES-VI of Pontus crosses Black Sea, intervenes in conflict between the Hellenistic Bosporan kingdom and the Scythians north of it. | 115/4 lvA 114 MCAW |
c.114 | MITHRADATES-VI of Pontus drives the Scythians from the Tauric Chersonese in Crimea. | 114 GHH 112 GHH |
c.114 | MITHRADATES-VI of Pontus, becomes overlord of Bosporus, gets control of the Crimea, including the grain and timber trade around the Black Sea and up the Danube. | 114 MCAW, wikCRE |
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c.114 | SILK ROAD crosses central Asia without trespassing on agricultural lands and arousing hostility. Links Chang'an to Ecbatana, which already has the Royal Road 500 to the Aegean. | 129 aheSR
114 wikPr, wikSR 112 TAWH 18 |
by 111 | The WUSUN of central Asia ask Han for a princess. Han court complies, thus gaining Wusun as an ally. | 110 ICMH 160 |
c.110 | SCYLURUS, Scythian chief, establishes domain at Neapolis in Crimea until 106. | 110 B76 16-439 |
c.110 | PAERISADES-V last Spartocid king of Bosporus 125-08, asks help from Mithridates-VI of Pontus. | 125 OCD 1008 |
c.110 | GANDARA taken by Sakas. | 110 lvGan |
c.110 | MITHRADATES-VI of Pontus, at invitation of Paerisades Spartocid king of Bosporus, invades Crimea. | 110 B76 II-178, OCD 1008, atl2 109 MRDK 271 |
c.110 | BOSPORUS, under Spartocids from 438, taken by Mithridates-VI of Pontus. Paerisades-V becomes vassal until 108. Bosporus under Mithridatids until 7CE. | 110 B76 II-178, OCD 1008, atl2, wikBsp 109 MRDK 271 |
c.110 | LYSIAS, son of Zoilus-I, ruler in Bactria from 120, ends. | 110 CAH 8-420, MRDK 393, frH, rcCAS |
c.110 | THASOS, son of ?, a ruler in Bactria from 115, ends. | 110 CAH 8-420 |
c.110 | EPANDER, son of ?, a ruler in Bactria from 115, ends. | 110 CAH 8-420 |
c.110 | Parthia (in Asia & Persia) establishes relations with Han China. Chang Chien says, "When the Han envoy first visited the kingdom of Anxi (Parthia), the king of Anxi dispatched a party of 20,000 horsemen to meet them on the eastern border of the kingdom ... When the Han envoys set out again to return to China, the king of Anxi dispatched envoys of his own to accompany them ... The emperor was delighted at this." |
110 wikSPR |
c.110 | APOLLODOTOS-II, son of Menander, a ruler in Bactria 115- 95, gets more territory. | 115 MRDK 110 CAH 8-420 |
c.109 | MIRVAN-I, Nimrodid king of Iberia from 159, ends. PARNAJOM succeeds until 90. | 109 hifiGeo |
c.108 | PAERISADES-V dies. last Spartocid king of Bosporus from 125, vassal of Pontus from 110, killed in uprising led by chief of Scythians, SAUMACHUS, who succeeds until 107. | 109 MRDK 271 108 OCD 1008, rcCrm, wikKCB, wikSpD |
c.108 | General ZHAO PONU invades to central Asia, conquers the Wusun and Dayuan. | 108 GHCC, wikHXW |
c.107 | BOSPORUS, under Saumachus chief of Scythians from 108, comes under Pontus until 81. | 107 rcCrm |
c.107 | CRIMEA, under Sarmatians from 300s, comes under Pontus until 70. | 107 rcCrm |
c.107 | OLBIA, on north coast of Black Sea vassal to Scythians from 200, becomes vassal to Pontus until 85. | 107 rcU |
c.106 | SCYLURUS, Scythian chief at Neapolis in Crimea from 110, defeated by MITHRIDATES-VI of Pontus. Scythians disolve into area north of Black Sea. | 106 T1H 86 |
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c.106 | SILK ROAD is inaugurated (a treaty between Chinese emperor Wu Ti and Parthian king Mithridates-II). | 106 scar |
c.106 | 1st SILK CARAVAN goes from Han China thru Yuezhi (later Kushan) and Parthian Asia to Persia. | 106 B76 3-1136 |
c.101 | COLCHIS, under Iberia from ?, annexed by Pontus until ?. | 159 hifiGeo |
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