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Bactria (Old Persian: 𐎲𐎠𐎧𐎫𐎼𐎡𐏁 Bāxtriš) was a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire. It was conquered between 545–540 BC by Cyrus the Great. Bactria is attested in 520 BC at the Behistun inscription. Bactria was a special satrapy in that it was ruled by a crown prince or an intended heir. The capital of Bactria was Bactra, and the region also sometimes included Sogdia. During the reign of Darius the Great, the Bactrians and the were placed in one tax district, which was supposed to pay 360 talents every year.

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  • Bactria (Old Persian: 𐎲𐎠𐎧𐎫𐎼𐎡𐏁 Bāxtriš) was a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire. It was conquered between 545–540 BC by Cyrus the Great. Bactria is attested in 520 BC at the Behistun inscription. Bactria was a special satrapy in that it was ruled by a crown prince or an intended heir. The capital of Bactria was Bactra, and the region also sometimes included Sogdia. During the reign of Darius the Great, the Bactrians and the were placed in one tax district, which was supposed to pay 360 talents every year. (en)
  • La satrapie de Bactriane est devenue vers 540 av. J.-C. la 12e satrapie de l'Empire achéménide. Elle a ensuite été intégrée dans l'empire d'Alexandre III (Alexandre le Grand). À sa mort, elle a été partagée entre ses successeurs, les diadoques, puis est devenue une satrapie du royaume séleucide à l'époque hellénistique. (fr)
  • Bactria fue una satrapía del Imperio aqueménida. La primera mención de Bactria data del 520 a. C., en la inscripción de Behistún . Bactria fue un satrapía especial y era gobernada por un príncipe o por el heredero aparene. Su capital era Bactra y a veces incluía además de la región de sus alrededores (Bactria) la cercana Sogdia. Durante el reinado de Darío el Grande, bactrianos y aeglianos conformaban un distrito fiscal, que debía pagar 360 talentos al año.​ (es)
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  • Xerxes I tomb, Bactrian soldier circa 470 BC. (en)
  • Eastern territories of the Achaemenid Empire, including Bactria. (en)
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  • Xerxes I tomb Bactrian soldier circa 470 BCE.jpg (en)
  • Eastern Satrapies of the Achaemenid Empire.jpg (en)
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  • Bactria (en)
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  • Bactria (Old Persian: 𐎲𐎠𐎧𐎫𐎼𐎡𐏁 Bāxtriš) was a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire. It was conquered between 545–540 BC by Cyrus the Great. Bactria is attested in 520 BC at the Behistun inscription. Bactria was a special satrapy in that it was ruled by a crown prince or an intended heir. The capital of Bactria was Bactra, and the region also sometimes included Sogdia. During the reign of Darius the Great, the Bactrians and the were placed in one tax district, which was supposed to pay 360 talents every year. (en)
  • La satrapie de Bactriane est devenue vers 540 av. J.-C. la 12e satrapie de l'Empire achéménide. Elle a ensuite été intégrée dans l'empire d'Alexandre III (Alexandre le Grand). À sa mort, elle a été partagée entre ses successeurs, les diadoques, puis est devenue une satrapie du royaume séleucide à l'époque hellénistique. (fr)
  • Bactria fue una satrapía del Imperio aqueménida. La primera mención de Bactria data del 520 a. C., en la inscripción de Behistún . Bactria fue un satrapía especial y era gobernada por un príncipe o por el heredero aparene. Su capital era Bactra y a veces incluía además de la región de sus alrededores (Bactria) la cercana Sogdia. Durante el reinado de Darío el Grande, bactrianos y aeglianos conformaban un distrito fiscal, que debía pagar 360 talentos al año.​ (es)
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  • Bactria (satrapy) (en)
  • Bactria (satrapía) (es)
  • Satrapie de Bactriane (fr)
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