Graeco Indian
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Historical Overview Section
The Indo-Greek Kingdom (or sometimes Graeco-Indian Kingdom) covered various parts of the northwest and northern Indian subcontinent during the last two centuries BCE, and was ruled by more than thirty Hellenistic kings, often in conflict with each other. The kingdom was founded when the Greco-Bactrian king Demetrius invaded India early in the second century BCE; in this context the boundary of "India" is the Hindu Kush. The Greeks in India were eventually divided from the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom centered in Bactria (now the border between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan). The expression "Indo-Greek Kingdom" loosely describes a number of various dynastic polities. There were numerous cities, such as Taxila in the easternmost part of the Pakistani Punjab, or Pushkalavati and Sagala. These cities would house a number of dynasties in their times
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15mm Manufacturers supplying figures for this army - many are generic Greeks.
You can see some of the figures in the Ancients Photo Gallery also on this site
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Nearly all the following will also do an Indian range
- Essex Miniatures - large Macedonian, Hellenistic & Selucid ranges, plus 6 Bactrians and an Indian range too
- Donnington 60+ Hellenistics, includes specific codes for different successsor armies
- Xyston Some of their macedonians are creeping up the scale, but generaly OK to mix with others
- Museum Miniatures around 30 codes listed for various Hellenistic armies, but some codes are duplicated
- Gladiator Miniatures by Fighting 15's (Previously Black Hat) 54 codes in a range also including Greek hoplite armies
- Old Glory 15's, 9 Macedonians, 27 Successors,
- Magister Militum 19 Selucid and 9 Alexandrian codes, plus assorted allies/mercenaries
- Lancashire Games 14 Macedonian range figure codes
- Irregular Miniatures 26 figures codes for Hellenistics and Successors
- QRF Models 35 codes in their Feudal Castings range, including some excellent personality figures
- Tin Soldier 32 suitable codes in a Hellenistic range also covering Indians & Persians
- Minifigs 45 codes in their Hellenistic & Alexandrian ranges
- East Riding Miniatures (sell some Thracians that would fit, but no hellenistics as such
- Outpost Wargame Services 13 Macedonians
- Viking Forge 17 figure codes in Hellenistic & Alexandrian ranges
- Battle Line Miniatures 43 codes in their Hellenistic range, which also covers hoplite armies
- Isarus/15mm.co.uk 26 Selucid figures
- Warmodelling/Fantassin Have announced an Alexandrian range
- Toolshed Miniatures - Hoplites
Army Lists
Sample army lists for this army
Name of Army / Date
- Using asterisks inthe edit mode creates a bulleted list in the actual site
- This is a lot easier to do than easier than setting up tables
- For FoG I suggest listing your army in order or march
- with troop desctiptions on each line, for example
- 4 HF Armoured Average Drilled Impact Foot Swordsmen
- 8 LG Undrilled Unarmoured Poor Bowen
- Dont forget to include your Generals !!!
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Remember to leave a line before you copy the above section as a template for your own list
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