Sogdiana

[ sog-dee-ey-nuh, -an-uh ]

/ ˌsɒg diˈeɪ nə, -ˈæn ə /

a province of the ancient Persian Empire between the Oxus and Jaxartes rivers: now in Uzbekistan. Capital: Samarkand.

Example sentences from the Web for sogdiana

Besides, the possession of the rich trading countries, Bactria and Sogdiana, was in itself an object of vast importance.

A Manual of Ancient History |A. H. L. (Arnold Hermann Ludwig) Heeren
He was in every respect a great prince; he extended his conquests across Sogdiana to the very borders of China.

Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) |John Henry Newman
In the early centuries of Mahommedan rule Sogdiana was one of the most celebrated and flourishing districts of central Asia.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 |Various
In Sogdiana and Khorasan, they had become converts to the Mahometan faith.

Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) |John Henry Newman

These contrasts were most striking on the upper Oxus, in Sogdiana and Margiana.

The History of Antiquity |Max Duncker

Sogdiana

/ (ˌsɒɡdɪˈɑːnə) /

a region of ancient central Asia. Its chief city was Samarkand