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Bactria: Encyclopedia - Bactria
Bactria (Bactriana) was the ancient Greek name of the country between the range of the Hindu Kush (Caucasus Indicus) and the Amu Darya (O...
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Bactria: Encyclopedia Ii - Bactria - History
Bactria was originally a province of the Persian Empire in Central Asia.(Cotterell, 59) It was in these regions, where the fertile soil o...
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Bactria: Encyclopedia Ii - Bactria - Tokharistan
Following the settlement of the Yuezhi (described in the West as "Tocharians"), the general area of Bactria came to be called Tokharistan...
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