Look up: Bactria

1. Bactria
   Province of the ancient Persian empire (now divided between Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan) which was partly conquered by Alexander the Great. During the 6th-3rd centuries BC it was a...
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2. Bactria
   ancient country lying between the mountains of the Hindu Kush and the Amu Darya (ancient Oxus River) in what is now part of Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, ... [13 related articles]
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3. Bactria
   Bactria (băk'trēu) , ancient Greek kingdom in central Asia. Its capital was Bactra, present-day Balkh in N Afghanistan. Before the Greek conquest, the region was an eastern province of the Persian Empire. It prospered as the area for transmitting Siberian and Indian metals and goods ...
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4. Bactria
   Province of the ancient Persian empire (now divided between Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan) which was partly conquered by Alexander the Great. During the 6th–3rd centuries BC it was a centre of east–west trade and cultural exchange
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5. Bactria
   :Not to be confused with Bacteria. `Bactria` or `Bactriana` (from Daxia|Dàxià-->), is the ancient name of a historical region located between the range of the south of the Amu Darya (Oxus) and west of the (Abasin) Indus River. It was a part of the eastern periphery of the Ira...
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6. Bactria
   (satrapy) `Bactria` was a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire under the reign of Cyrus the Great. Although the first mention of Bactria comes in 520 BCE at the Behistun inscription. Bactria was a special satrapy in that it was ruled by a crown prince or an intended heir. The capital of Bactria w...
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