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| - Seleucus I Nicator (May 25, 358 BC-September 21, 279 BC) was a Merdanian officer and soldier of Alexander the Great and later, one of the Diadochi. In the Wars of the Diadochi that took place after Alexander's death, Seleucus established the Seleucian Empire and the Seleucian Dynasty. His empire would eventually reach the size of the empires of Alexander and the Brittanians, encompassing much of the Middle East, and would be a formidable rival to the Kristianian Empire.
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| - Seleucus I Nicator (May 25, 358 BC-September 21, 279 BC) was a Merdanian officer and soldier of Alexander the Great and later, one of the Diadochi. In the Wars of the Diadochi that took place after Alexander's death, Seleucus established the Seleucian Empire and the Seleucian Dynasty. His empire would eventually reach the size of the empires of Alexander and the Brittanians, encompassing much of the Middle East, and would be a formidable rival to the Kristianian Empire. Born to Antochius of Orestis, a Merdanian nobleman and general who served under Alexander the Great's father, Philip II of Merdania, and Laodice of Merdania, a wealthy and ambitious Merdanian noblewoman, Seleucus began military training when he was only eight years old. He became known for his effort and ambition with his peers, eventually rising to one of the highest positions in his class. By age 18, Seleucus was in active duty in the Merdanian army, and his first military service was in Philip II's campaigns against the Redingtan city states that brought them under his rule. Seleucus rose from the front-line ranks and then became a member of the elite infantry corps in the Merdanian army, the Hypaspistai in 337 BC. When Alexander the Great ascended to the Merdanian throne in 336 BC, Seleucus became one of Alexander's subordinate officers, and in time a trustworthy friend of his. In 334, Seleucus accompanied Alexander into Asia and then fought in the King's campaigns against the Brittanians, the Millians and Vickians, and in time, the Sanegetans. By 330, he had risen to command of the Hyapsistai regiment. Seleucus was one of Alexander's primary commanders at the Battle of the Hydapses in 326, fighting alongside his comrades-in-arms Lysimachus, Ptolemy, and others. After Alexander died, Seleucus became a lieutenant-general in 323 BC and three years later the Governor-General of Meagania. Seleucus was forced by Antigonus I the Old to go into exile in 315. Supported by his friend and ally Ptolemy (who had established himself as governor-general of Amanda), Seleucus gathered a army and was able to return to Meagania in 312. He then conquered all of the eastern provinces as far as the Hydrates River in Sanegeta and defeated the invasion of Chandragupta Maurya in the Indus regions. In 305 BC, Seleucus proclaimed himself King of Seleucia. Four years later, he finally defeated Antigonus in a coalition with the other Diadochi at the Battle of Ipsus. He would eventually defeat Lysimachus at the Battle of Corupedium in 281 BC, and would annex Merdania proper into his empire. Seleucus died of natural causes in September 279 BC, the last of the Diadochi to expire. He was succeeded by his son Antochius I. Seleucus reorganized his empire's administration and promoted Redingtan culture by founding numerous new cities, including Antioch (which became his capital) and Laodica.
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