Peukolaos
Peucolaus Soter Dikaios (Greek: Πευκόλαος ὁ Σωτήρ, ὁ Δίκαιος; epithets mean respectively, "the Saviour", "the Just") was an Indo-Greek king who ruled in the area of Gandhara c. 90 BCE. His reign was probably short and insignificant, since he left only a few coins, but the relations of the latter Indo-Greek kings remain largely obscure.
His name could be interpreted as "The man from Pushkalavati", an important Indo-Greek city east of Kabul.
Coins of Peucolaos[edit]
Peucolaos struck rare Indian standard silver coins with portrait in diadem, and a reverse of a standing Zeus, which resemble the reverse of contemporary kings Heliokles II and Archebios. The latter has overstruck two coins of Peucolaos.
He also issued bilingual bronzes with Artemis and a crowned woman with a palm branch, perhaps a city-goddess or a personification of Tyche, the deity for good luck.
| Indo-Greek Kings and their territories Based on Bopearachchi (1991) |
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| Territories/ dates |
Paropamisade |
Arachosia | Gandhara | Western Punjab | Eastern Punjab | |||||||
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| 200–190 BCE | Demetrius I |
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| 190–180 BCE | Agathocles |
Pantaleon |
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| 185–170 BCE | Antimachus I |
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| 180–160 BCE | Apollodotus I |
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| 175–170 BCE | Demetrius II |
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| 170–145 BCE | Eucratides |
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| 160–155 BCE | Antimachus II |
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| 155–130 BCE | Menander I |
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| 130–120 BCE | Zoilos I |
Agathokleia |
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| 120–110 BCE | Lysias |
Strato I |
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| 110–100 BCE | Antialcidas |
Heliokles II |
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| 100 BCE | Polyxenos |
Demetrius III |
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| 100–95 BCE | Philoxenus |
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| 95–90 BCE | Diomedes |
Amyntas |
Epander |
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| 90 BCE | Theophilos |
Peukolaos |
Thraso | |||||||||
| 90–85 BCE | Nicias |
Menander II |
Artemidoros |
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| 90–70 BCE | Hermaeus |
Archebius |
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| Yuezhi tribes | Maues (Indo-Scythian) | |||||||||||
| 75–70 BCE | Telephos |
Apollodotus II |
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| 65–55 BCE | Hippostratos |
Dionysios |
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| 55–35 BCE | Azes I (Indo-Scythian) | Zoilos II |
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| 55–35 BCE | Apollophanes |
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| 25 BCE – 10 CE | Strato II and III |
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| Rajuvula (Indo-Scythian) | ||||||||||||
See also[edit]
- Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
- Seleucid Empire
- Greco-Buddhism
- Indo-Scythians
- Indo-Parthian Kingdom
- Kushan Empire
References[edit]
- The Greeks in Bactria and India, W. W. Tarn, Cambridge University Press.
- The Coin Types of the Indo-Greek Kings, 256-54 B.C., A. K. Narain
| Preceded by: Amyntas Nikator |
Indo-Greek Ruler (Arachosia, Gandhara) (c. 90 BCE) |
Succeeded by: Menander II |