Bactria
Also known as: Bactriana · Baktria · Baktriana
Bactria, or Bactriana, was an ancient Iranian civilization in Central Asia, located in the area south of the Oxus River and north of the Hindu Kush mountains, within modern-day Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
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Alternative region of origin
Historical sources debate whether Roxana was Sogdian or Bactrian, both of which were central to Alexander's eastern campaigns.
appointed as satrap of this region
Shortly before his death, Cleitus was appointed by Alexander to serve as the satrap of Bactria, a strategic province in the eastern part of the empire.