| Parthian–Greco Bactrian War | |||||||||
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| Parthian Empire | Greco-Bactrian Kingdom | ||||||||
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| Mithridates I | Eucratides I | ||||||||
TheParthian–Bactrian War refers to the invasion of theGreco-Bactrian Kingdom byMithridates I of Parthia in 150s BC, which ended with a Parthian victory and annexation of WesternBactria to the new emerging Iranian power, theParthian Empire.[1][2] This war left the Bactrian Kingdom very weakened and open tonomadic invasions, which eventually led to rise of theKushan Empire in Bactria.
The Roman historianJustin says "the Bactrians, involved in various wars, lost not only their rule but also their freedom, as, exhausted by their wars against theSogdians, the Arachotes, the Dranges, theArians and the Indians, they were finally crushed, as if drawn of all their blood, by an enemy weaker than them, the Parthians.",[3] and according to the Greco-Roman historianStrabo "The satrapy Turiva and that of Aspionus were taken away fromEucratides by the Parthians."[4]
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