In the 4th-8th centuries, the Sogdians became major dealers in trade operations among Far East, Central Asia and Near East.
Read more: The silk road.Sogdian principality.
In the 340s-330s B.C., Western Asia was stirred by Greco-Macedonian conquest. The Persian empire of the Achaementds was smashed.
Read more: Samarkand. From Alexander to the Kushans
One of the most ancient cities under the sun, Samarkand is situated deep in the Central Asian interfluve.
Read more: Antique Samarkand.
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