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Greek was the administrative language of Greco-Bactrian kingdoms

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Time: 323 BC

Place: Takhar, Afghanistan

Details: Following the conquest of Bactria by Alexander the Great in 323 BC, for about two centuries Greek was the administrative language of his Hellenistic successors, that is, the Seleucid and the Greco-Bactrian kingdoms.

Best-effort ordering. Some events may appear out of order since many are only known to the year, but they are usually around the same period.

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323

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