Sogdiana

An independent and warlike Sogdiana[2] formed a border region insulating the Achaemenid Persians from the nomadic Scythians to the north and east.[3] The Sogdian Rock or Rock of Ariamazes, a fortress in Sogdiana, was captured in 327 BC by the forces of Alexander the Great; after an extended campaign putting down Sogdian resistance and founding military outposts manned by his Macedonian veterans, Alexander united Sogdiana with Bactria into one satrapy.

1 History
1.1 Hellenistic period
1.2 Battle of Sogdiana
1.3 Sogdians along the Silk Road
1.4 Central Asian role
1.5 Religious Beliefs
2 Language and culture
3 Notable Sogdians
4 See also
5 Literature
6 References
7 External links