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Seleucus I Nicator (Nicator, "the Conqueror") (around 358-281 B.C.) was one of Alexander the Great's generals who, after Alexander's death in 323 B.C., established himself and his family in Mesopotamia and the Iranian plateau, ruling as far as the Indus region. He founded Seleuceia? on the Tigris River (around 305) as a new royal capital.

[Seleucus I Nicator]? (311-281 B.C.)
[Antiochus I Soter]? (co-ruler from 291, ruled 281-261 B.C.)
[Antiochus II Theos]? (261-246 B.C.)
[Seleucus II Callinicus]? (246-225 B.C.)
[Seleucus III Ceraunus]? (or Soter) (225-223 B.C.)
[Antiochus III the Great]? (223-187 B.C.)
Seleucus IV Philopator (187-175 B.C.)
Antiochus IV Epiphanes (175-164 B.C.)
Antiochus V Eupator (164-162 B.C.)
Demetrius I Soter (161-150 B.C.)
Alexander I Balas (154-145 B.C.)
Demetrius II Nicator (first reign, 145-138 B.C.)
Antiochus VI Dionysus (or Epiphanes) (145-140? B.C.)
Diodotus Tryphon (140?-138 B.C.)
Antiochus VII Sidetes (or Euergetes) (138-129 B.C.)
Demetrius II Nicator (second reign, 129-126 B.C.)
Alexander II Zabinas (129-123 B.C.)
Cleopatra Thea (126 B.C.) :Antiochus VIII (126-121 B.C.)
Seleucus V (126/125 B.C.)
Antiochus VIII Grypus (121-96 B.C.)
Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (114-95 B.C.)
Seleucus VI Epiphanes Nicator (96-95 B.C.)
Antiochus X Eusebes Philopator (95-92 or 83 B.C.)
Demetrius III Eucaerus (or Philopator) (95-87 B.C.)
Antiochus XI Ephiphanes Philadelphus (95-92 B.C.)
Philip I Philadelphus (95-84/83 B.C.) :Antiochus XII Dionysus (87-84 B.C.)
Tigranes of Armenia (83-69 B.C.)
Antiochus XIII Asiaticus (69-64 B.C.)
Philip II Philoromaeus (65-64 B.C.)

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