The Seleucid Empire dominated Central Asia until ruler Diodotus I seceded to form the independent Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, which later invaded Southern Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Northwest India to establish the Indo-Greek Kingdoms with populations integrating Greeks, Indians, Persians, and Central Asians who adopted each other's names
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“fast forward to the 2 Century bcee the Greco bactrians invaded what's now Southern Afghanistan Pakistan and Northwest India establishing dynasties that historians call the indog greek kingdoms these were kingdoms with diverse populations descendants of Greek speaking people from the Mediterranean integrating with Indians Persians and other Central Asian people groups Greeks were taking Indian names and Indians were taking Greek names”
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