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Demetrius I of Bactria

300 BC - 180 BC

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Demetrius I Anicetus (Ancient Greek: Δημήτριος Ἀνίκητος, romanized: Dēmḗtrios Aníkētos, "Demetrius the Unconquered"), also called Dimetriya in Indian sources, was a Greco-Bactrian king and the founder of the Indo-Greek kingdom, who ruled areas from Bactria to ancient northwestern India. He was the son of the Greco-Bactrian ruler Euthydemus I and succeeded him around 200 BC, after which he conquered extensive areas in what is now southern Afghanistan, Pakistan and northwestern India. He was never defeated in battle and was posthumously referred to as "the Unconquered" (Ἀνίκητος, Aniketos) on the pedigree coins of his successor Agathocles of Bactria. Demetrius I may have been the initiator of the Yavana era, starting in 186–185 BC, which was used for several centuries thereafter. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Demetrius I of Bactria is the 10,621st most popular politician (up from 10,711th in 2019), the 91st most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 84th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular Afghan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Demetrius I of Bactria ranks 10,621 out of 19,576. Before him are Wala of Corbie, Titus Manlius Torquatus, Oleg I of Chernigov, Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, and Cunobeline. After him are Rafael Urdaneta, Józef Haller, Sancha of Castile, Queen of Navarre, Teucer, Erik Eriksen, and Thomas S. Gates Jr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 300 BC, Demetrius I of Bactria ranks 50. Before him are Gaius Cornelius Cethegus, Laodice I, Andragoras, Lucius Cornelius Scipio, Quintus Caecilius Metellus, and Lysandra. After him are Hermippus of Smyrna, Molon, Ptolemy Epigonos, Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus, Olympias II of Epirus, and Marcus Fulvius Nobilior. Among people deceased in 180 BC, Demetrius I of Bactria ranks 6. Before him are Ptolemy V Epiphanes, Empress Lü, Aristophanes of Byzantium, Emperor Houshao of Han, and Diocles. After him are Brihadratha Maurya, and Lucius Valerius Flaccus.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Demetrius I of Bactria ranks 91 out of 177. Before him are Abdul Qadir (1944), Suhaila Siddiq (1938), Eucratides I (-170), Khvandamir (1475), Abdul Ahad Mohmand (1959), and Unsuri (980). After him are Agathokleia (-200), Humaira Begum (1918), Abdul Ali Mazari (1946), Ashraf Hotak (1700), Mawdud of Ghazni (1012), and Mahmud Tarzi (1865).

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Among POLITICIANS In Afghanistan

Among politicians born in Afghanistan, Demetrius I of Bactria ranks 62. Before him are Abdul Rasul Sayyaf (1946), Abdullah Abdullah (1960), Muhammad of Ghazni (998), Abdul Qadir (1944), Suhaila Siddiq (1938), and Eucratides I (-170). After him are Agathokleia (-200), Abdul Ali Mazari (1946), Ashraf Hotak (1700), Mawdud of Ghazni (1012), Mahmud Tarzi (1865), and Mohammad Yaqub Khan (1849).

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