Asii, also written Asioi, were one of the Indo-European tribes mentioned in Roman and Greek accounts as responsible for the downfall of the state of Bactria circa 140 BCE. These tribes are usually identified as `Scythian`, `Saka` or Tocharian peoples. ==Historical sources== The texts relating to the Asii are very brief. The three main survivin...
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(from the article `Central Asia, history of`) ...Kansu (China) a people probably of Iranian stock, known to the Chinese as the Yüeh-chih and called Tokharians in Greek sources. While a part of ...
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