Sogdiana

American

[sog-dee-ey-nuh, -an-uh] / ˌsɒg diˈeɪ nə, -ˈæn ə /

noun

a province of the ancient Persian Empire between the Oxus and Jaxartes rivers: now in Uzbekistan. Samarkand.

Sogdiana British

/ ˌsɒɡdɪˈɑːnə /

noun

a region of ancient central Asia. Its chief city was Samarkand

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For all its significance in ending Abbasid expansion eastward, the battle is also noteworthy in the story of Sogdiana for one unexpected reason: the response of the rebellious Tang general An Lushan.

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Sogdiana reached the peak of its wealth and influence between the fourth and eighth centuries CE.

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So effective was their control that Sogdiana became the richest country in central Asia.

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For centuries, that isolation allowed the Yaghnobi to preserve a culture with roots in ancient Sogdiana, a province of the 6th century B.C.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2017

He proceeded to his destination, which was Samarcand, the royal city of Timour, in Sogdiana, the present Bukharia, and was presented to the great conqueror.

From Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) The Turks in Their Relation to Europe; Marcus Tullius Cicero; Apollonius of Tyana; Primitive Christianity by Newman, John Henry

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