Hellenism In the East: Indo-Greeks & The Thousand Cities of Bactria
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As an Afghan, I'm learning to understand both perspectives.
Date: 2022-09-10
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Blonded05
Sometimes I wonder how history would have plaid out if the indo-Greek kingdom eventually conquered the entire sub continent, and therefore everyone interacting with India afterwords would be interacting with a people whos culture was heavily rooted in both Greek and native Indian cultures. Of course that empire probably wouldnt last long without shattering, but if it existed for long enough, the culture would probably stick with the following smaller states left after the shattering. Would the area still be colonized by European powers, or would they see it as too European and technology advanced to colonize that easily?
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Sometimes I wonder how history would have plaid out if the indo-Greek kingdom eventually conquered the entire sub continent, and therefore everyone interacting with India afterwords would be interacting with a people whos culture was heavily rooted in both Greek and native Indian cultures. Of course that empire probably wouldnt last long without shattering, but if it existed for long enough, the culture would probably stick with the following smaller states left after the shattering. Would the area still be colonized by European powers, or would they see it as too European and technology advanced to colonize that easily?
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HARPINDER
Yavana/Yona/Lonia are officially Lavana/Lona/Lonia,
who are known as ancient salt merchant of india in hinduism as well as in sikhism,
they have found all over the world,
egypt has 30% of Lavana population in there,
there is some place in ciaro called Darb-Al-Labana,
Even egypt capital is Tanta/Tanda, ciaro.
Tanda is lavanki language word which is used for Trader caravans.
and one more thing these all lavana are habitat in india on ancient sea trade routes and ancient silk/salt routes as well.
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Yavana/Yona/Lonia are officially Lavana/Lona/Lonia,
who are known as ancient salt merchant of india in hinduism as well as in sikhism,
they have found all over the world,
egypt has 30% of Lavana population in there,
there is some place in ciaro called Darb-Al-Labana,
Even egypt capital is Tanta/Tanda, ciaro.
Tanda is lavanki language word which is used for Trader caravans.
and one more thing these all lavana are habitat in india on ancient sea trade routes and ancient silk/salt routes as well.
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evgeni
How can you falsify the whole history of the world for everything to lie to Macedonia and the Macedonians are Thracians and not any Greeks And Bactria has nothing to do with the Greeks - Western fools
Why are the typonyms in Bactria Thracian?
Why in India and Pakistan the names of places and cities are Thracian
The whole story has been rewritten by the Vatican and the wild western societies which during the heyday of the Danube civilization and then of the Thracian culture were dark spots on the map of Europe.
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How can you falsify the whole history of the world for everything to lie to Macedonia and the Macedonians are Thracians and not any Greeks And Bactria has nothing to do with the Greeks - Western fools
Why are the typonyms in Bactria Thracian?
Why in India and Pakistan the names of places and cities are Thracian
The whole story has been rewritten by the Vatican and the wild western societies which during the heyday of the Danube civilization and then of the Thracian culture were dark spots on the map of Europe.
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Mermaid
The Pashtuns who speak an eastern Iranian language are the ancestors of these soldiers.
Dont have any proof but Afghanistan National Dance called Attan could be from Athena. Form of whorship. Later it was 'Refomulated' into a Monothestic dance hence the name change from Athena to Attan.
In the village of my parents some people used to speak a Greek dialect back in the day. She heard these stories from her parents < => my grandparents & they from. etc.
Diodotus 3: 10 Looks like textbook Afghan Pashtun
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The Pashtuns who speak an eastern Iranian language are the ancestors of these soldiers.
Dont have any proof but Afghanistan National Dance called Attan could be from Athena. Form of whorship. Later it was 'Refomulated' into a Monothestic dance hence the name change from Athena to Attan.
In the village of my parents some people used to speak a Greek dialect back in the day. She heard these stories from her parents < => my grandparents & they from. etc.
Diodotus 3: 10 Looks like textbook Afghan Pashtun
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NIDELLANEUM
Excellent video about such an interesting topic. The Graeco-Bactrian kingdom's trades with India and China also meant it got to influence elements of their cultures, which went on to be part of Korean, Japanese and South-East Asian cultures as well. This kingdom is barely talked about, but thanks to it we have renmants of Hellenism across places so far away they probably haven't even heard about Greece or Alexander the Great.
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Excellent video about such an interesting topic. The Graeco-Bactrian kingdom's trades with India and China also meant it got to influence elements of their cultures, which went on to be part of Korean, Japanese and South-East Asian cultures as well. This kingdom is barely talked about, but thanks to it we have renmants of Hellenism across places so far away they probably haven't even heard about Greece or Alexander the Great.
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TOPGEARS
Parthia (Perthowan) sun light people is the later (khuraswan) streching from south east coasts of caspian sea, south of turkmenistan to afghanistan, central Iran called Spahan, the map shows south caspia as bakhtra, capital was located at methrapolis in Nisa, in your map is highlighted as bakhtra which is not correct. plz correct it.
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Parthia (Perthowan) sun light people is the later (khuraswan) streching from south east coasts of caspian sea, south of turkmenistan to afghanistan, central Iran called Spahan, the map shows south caspia as bakhtra, capital was located at methrapolis in Nisa, in your map is highlighted as bakhtra which is not correct. plz correct it.
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Albert
There is something I would like to know: How could Alexander secure all these cities he founded without leaving too much soldiers there und thus loosing his army? I mean they would have needed something like a police, an administration, and so on. Was there a wave of greek immigration just immediately after his conquests?
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There is something I would like to know: How could Alexander secure all these cities he founded without leaving too much soldiers there und thus loosing his army? I mean they would have needed something like a police, an administration, and so on. Was there a wave of greek immigration just immediately after his conquests?
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Rise4justice
Now it makes sense, modern day Afghans or Pashtun people are decendants of Greeks that mixed with the local population. Wow amazing that explains my Caucasian features and all the light skin people of Afghanistan that have blue eyes etc
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Now it makes sense, modern day Afghans or Pashtun people are decendants of Greeks that mixed with the local population. Wow amazing that explains my Caucasian features and all the light skin people of Afghanistan that have blue eyes etc
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Aftab
The greeks in Bactria were there even before Alexander, they were exiled by Darius I from Lydia and probably egypt. I find it very dishonest of western historians presenting the fantasized version of Alexander instead of focusing on reality.
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The greeks in Bactria were there even before Alexander, they were exiled by Darius I from Lydia and probably egypt. I find it very dishonest of western historians presenting the fantasized version of Alexander instead of focusing on reality.
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Corvus_King
Some Greek ideas actually influenced Buddhism and in the Indo-Greek kingdom one of the kings named Menander 1 actually converted to Buddhism. that's why in some early Buddhism art from that region had Heracles and other Greek figures
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Some Greek ideas actually influenced Buddhism and in the Indo-Greek kingdom one of the kings named Menander 1 actually converted to Buddhism. that's why in some early Buddhism art from that region had Heracles and other Greek figures
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Frey
The geographical dispositions presented in this video seem a little inaccurate. The two emerging powers in the Eastern part of the Seleucid Empire were considered the upper satraps and did not expand until some time after Antiochus III.
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The geographical dispositions presented in this video seem a little inaccurate. The two emerging powers in the Eastern part of the Seleucid Empire were considered the upper satraps and did not expand until some time after Antiochus III.
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education
It was also during this time that the name India came into existence as a result of Greek conquest of the Indus Valley. Later it became a word for the entire South Asia for the Europeans, but the name is rooted in the Indus river.
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It was also during this time that the name India came into existence as a result of Greek conquest of the Indus Valley. Later it became a word for the entire South Asia for the Europeans, but the name is rooted in the Indus river.
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TheFish12358
Interesting enough, Alexander decided to build cities in the area because there were already small Greek settlements all over the area from Persian deportation of Greek prisoners to the area for a long while before Alexander.
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Interesting enough, Alexander decided to build cities in the area because there were already small Greek settlements all over the area from Persian deportation of Greek prisoners to the area for a long while before Alexander.
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khan
India is has always been a mysterious place that's why so many tribes from the known world came here good to see more history of India which not shown in text books history keep it up good job I'm turko Mongol descended of india
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India is has always been a mysterious place that's why so many tribes from the known world came here good to see more history of India which not shown in text books history keep it up good job I'm turko Mongol descended of india
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Khurram
Hey! (while looking at the ancient map) I can see my village from here anyways greetings from Pakistan I was always fascinated by the fact the Greeks ruled part of the subcontinent so cheers from a fellow ancient Bactrian: D
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Hey! (while looking at the ancient map) I can see my village from here anyways greetings from Pakistan I was always fascinated by the fact the Greeks ruled part of the subcontinent so cheers from a fellow ancient Bactrian: D
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GG
Hahaha Bactria was a first Bulgarian country. The other name if the country was BALHARA. In Indian language balhar mean bulgar. The true origin of Greek is Ethiopians. They came from Ethiopia to the Balkan Peninsula.
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Hahaha Bactria was a first Bulgarian country. The other name if the country was BALHARA. In Indian language balhar mean bulgar. The true origin of Greek is Ethiopians. They came from Ethiopia to the Balkan Peninsula.
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Wales
Alexander must have known about the Afghan oil
Edit: in case it isn't obvious, this is a joke. I don't actually believe that there is anything resembling the juice America would go to war over in Afghanistan.
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Alexander must have known about the Afghan oil
Edit: in case it isn't obvious, this is a joke. I don't actually believe that there is anything resembling the juice America would go to war over in Afghanistan.
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Golden
beauitful! im am of punjabi sikh descent and on my dna test i got alot of HIGH percentage of greek in there. makes sense alot of people always think my dad is greek cause of the forehead and big eyes
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beauitful! im am of punjabi sikh descent and on my dna test i got alot of HIGH percentage of greek in there. makes sense alot of people always think my dad is greek cause of the forehead and big eyes
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Kings
One of us placed Parthia in the wrong location. I hope that it is you, but knowing my tendency for getting lost even around my own street, it was probably me. :-)
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One of us placed Parthia in the wrong location. I hope that it is you, but knowing my tendency for getting lost even around my own street, it was probably me. :-)
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