Bactria

Bactria (Bactriana) was the ancient Greek name of the country between the range of the Hindu Kush (Caucasus Indicus) and the Amu Darya (Oxus); its capital, Bactra (now Balkh), was located in what is now Afghanistan.

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Greek - Country - Hindu Kush - Caucasus Indicus - Amu Darya - Oxus - Capital - Balkh - Afghanistan

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Bactria was bounded on the east by the ancient region of Gandhara in the Indian subcontinent. The Bactrian language is part of the Persian language family.

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Gandhara - Indian subcontinent - Bactrian language - Persian language

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The Bactrians are one of the ancestral lines of the modern-day Tajiks of Central Asia as well as possibly the Pashtuns. Some historians believe that the modern name Tajik originated from Ta-Hia, the ancient Chinese name for the region.

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Tajiks - Central Asia - Pashtuns - Chinese

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