Sogdiana

Sogdia () or Sogdiana was an ancient Iranian civilization in present-day Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.
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Iranian languages
Tocharians
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Further reading
Other websites
Sogdian on Interlinguae
Xerxes II and Sogdianus
The Sogdians: Influencers on the Silk Roads (Online exhibition)
Former countries in Central Asia
History of Kazakhstan
History of Tajikistan
5th century
Persian culture
History of China