// Antiquity
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
- Period
- 247 BC – 127 BC
- Duration
- approx. 120 years
- Greatest extent
- around 170 BC
- Area (max.)
- approx. 1.4 million km²
Period and duration
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom — according to the map data from 247 BC to 127 BC, roughly 120 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom — greatest extent around 170 BC: the mapped borders then cover about 1.4 million km², roughly 0.9% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (248 BC)
After
Neighbours around 170 BC
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Xiongnu
- Seleucid Empire
- Mahameghavahana Dynasty
- Shunga Empire
- Parthian Empire
- Wusun
- Yuezhi
Learn more
- Open the world map in 170 BC — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Greco-Bactrian Kingdom on Wikipedia
- All 300 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.