Who were the Indo Greeks ?

In this video, I talk about the early history of the Indo-Greeks. It was in the Seleucid province of Bactria, the history of Indo-Greeks began. Diodotus I, who was the governor of Bactria and it was he who revolted against the Seleucid Empire and founded the independent Bactrian Kingdom. His son Diodotus II succeeded him but soon he was assassinated by Euthydemus I. It was under Euthydemus, the kingdom of Bactria became truly independent and was recognized by the Seleucid Emperor Antiochus III as an independent kingdom. After securing his kingdom from the Seleucid thread, now the Bactrians were ready to extend their Empire. The crumbling Mauryan Empire presented them a tempting target to extend their kingdom. It was under Demetrius I, the son of Euthydemus I, the first incursions into the Indian Subcontinent began.
References:-
1. The Indo-Greeks by A. K. Narain
2. The Greek Experience of India: From Alexander to the Indo-Greeks by Richard Stoneman
3. The Greeks in India by George Woodcock
4. The Graeco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek World, Edited By Rachel Mairs
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[@anselmdanker9519]

Very informative presentation of the remnant kingdoms from Alexander's empire.Great work.

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Very informative video. You are one of the best Indian historian youtubers. I hope your channel grows even more in the future !

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[@prasadjvsv9123]

Excellent information about Indo-Greek History.

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[@ApoorvKhandelwal]

explanation through maps is excellent.

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[@JayVardhanSingh]

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[@JayVardhanSingh]

For an in-depth understanding of the Indo-Greek History. Please listen to my podcast on the second channel. Here is the link. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooGkoX6hi5h-g5I

[@vempatirahulreddy2158]

Jay, i just loved your work, narration & representation. Just one more suggestion, please increase the frequency of uploading videos if possible 🎉

[@JayVardhanSingh]

thanks for the kind words. I'll try to be more regular from now on.

[@vamandesai9531]

Very informative videos Jay. The more I see the more information I want to get. Can you please do a video on Kalasha community? Are they Indo Greeks or Indo Aryans?

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Thank you. About your question, No, the Genetic studies didn't point to the fact that the Kalash people were descendants of Indo-Greeks. This is a nice article on the genetic makeup of the Kalash peopl www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4570283/ About the video on Kalash people, I am currently focusing on Indian History, so a video on this topic will not be possible.

[@sharadchandakacherla8268]

Great video. New video suggestion , What was happening in southern India , especially Karnataka during this time?

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Thank you for the suggestion. I am planning to do a video on this topic.

[@bhanupratap1063]

There was Vaigai Civilisation In Tamil-Nadu and Kerala. In Telangana Assaka Kingdom was there.

[@KnowledgeConcerningEverything]

Plz write book references of books, articles, sources etc from where you took help in making videos in each description.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Thank you for pointing out, I would add my references in this video. But in most of my videos I have included references.

[@mohammedkhan4990]

Very nice!!! Thanks

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[@Minnie_Au]

Very nice explanation👍

[@paharipant2]

Love your content and the fact that you give references that can be read by non history ppl looking to get into it is sone pe suhaga!

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[@akk1254]

Nicely explain

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Very good

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[@Anjaan_Ajab]

Hello need explanation of scythians in india and their rule. hope you can make a video for the same.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Thanks for the suggestion, Shiwanshu. I will surely make a video on this topic. Thank you.

[@meljevsingh6271]

What were the native names of these northwestern Indian kingdoms? I see that all these kingdoms are generically referred to Indo-Greek, Indo-Parthian and Indo-Scythian kingdoms. Just like the Mauryans, Nandas and Shungas, I am sure these kingdoms must have had specific names. Do you have any idea what their names were?

[@JayVardhanSingh]

We have terms for the different groups but not for their kingdom. So Greeks were called Yavana, Indo-Parthians were Pahlava and Indo-Scythians were Shakas.

[@VOICEOFDOUBT]

Beautiful video, can I please ask what camera you're using?

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Thank you. I use Canon 77d

[@akk7791]

Nice

[@JayVardhanSingh]

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[@BranSant]

please make a video about the crossing of alexander and his army through the mountains of hindu kush, i always wanted to know where he went

[@JayVardhanSingh]

I've not covered that part as there're good videos available on the internet.

[@n_863]

This is what I need

[@shantijanakiraman4728]

was it not Demetrius who had the peace talk with Andiocous.?

[@es9382]

Bravo..do modern Indians know their history and the Greeks?

[@plantkingdom6880]

It's surprising that despite the Greeks/Macedonians having lived as Indo-Greeks for nearly 200 years (?) there is little to no indication of Greek DNA markers in Indians. Surly, there were marriages and relationships between the Greek soldiers and the women of that area. Are you aware of any genetic studies that might show otherwise?

[@JayVardhanSingh]

No, haven't come across any such studies.

[@spacelinkmetalloyds]

आपने यह जानकारी किस बुक्स से पढ़ी है क्या में जान सकता हु?

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[@RohitSharma-q4u3j]

Which city is modern day Bactra?

[@Geoguy678]

I think it's Bagram

[@AbhiN_1289]

New reasearch by Vedveer Arya would place the Greek invasion 660 years earlier and the indian king at the time wasn't the mauryas, Accroding to Vedveer arya the naga kings were Alexander's contemporary.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

I seriously doubt this research. If you are placing the Greek invasion 660 years earlier then it means we are talking about 700 BC. And in 700 BC, even Cyrus the Great didn't exist leave alone Alexander. There are overwhelming evidence to prove that the Indo-Greek came after Ashoka. Then from the western and Indian sources, it is clear that the Indo-Greek came rose in 3rd century BC. But still I want to see this research. Please provide a link so that I can look in to this research.

[@AbhiN_1289]

@@JayVardhanSingh Yes, I too doubt it, but I can't ignore something that interesting. Here is the link to h9s research papers. If this ever becomes a point of discussion, keep my name and comment hidden. independent.academia.edu/VedveerArya

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Thank you for providing the link. I read his paper on Ashoka and there are major flaws in his research. Another thing about his papers is that his papers are self-published. There is no peer review and references are missing from his papers.

[@AbhiN_1289]

@@JayVardhanSingh Exactly. Someone needs to critique it. You just did that.

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[@juliebubev8991]

you are completely WRONG first and foremost, its not a Greek kingdom, its MACEDONIAN, your history is much left to be desired, get your ethnicity correct first before you do a video like this!

[@ayushkumarsingh3029]

Macedonians were greeks only So he is correct

[@Peterkonto]

you are north macedonians that speak a slavic language do you seriously belive the ancient macedonians spoke slavic 😂😂😂..The ancient Macedonians were Hellenes (Greek)

[@ayushkumarsingh3029]

@@Peterkonto why slavs tried to appropriate Greeks history

[@AthrihosPithekos]

To the top comment. You are a fraud, a delusional YUGOSLAV either from former Dardania , Paeonia or (unfortunately) Pelagonia, the last one inhabited by Epirotan folk originally. The three regions mentioned above were annexed by the kingdom. The grip on Dardania and Paeonia to the north was not that firm. After the border of the Danube and others to the north were breached , the Slavic tribes from which your folk hails from managed to enter Roman held territories, a thing lamented by chronicle writers. That migration had long lasting effects. Precisely because of it that your great grandparents knew exactly none of the ancient toponyms. Some ancient names you got through Orthodox saints and Roman emperors like Trajan, after getting Christianised. The name Macedonia was completely forgotten up north. The average Slavic peasant was clueless about the rumble around him/her , especially in western Bulgaria/ North Macedonia due to lack of classical education and the fact they were newcomers.

[@harryhoplite6456]

@juliebubev8991 - The Bactrian and Indo Greeks were predominantly IONIAN i.e. from Athens. It's amazing that you still believe in Tito's communist history.