Bactra
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Bactra is the ancient name of Balkh, a historically significant city in northern Afghanistan that was a major center of trade, culture, and religion along the Silk Road.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bactra canonical | 4 |
| Bactra-Zariaspa | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
historical place ⓘ |
| ancientNameOf | Balkh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bactrian language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iranian peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Achaemenid Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alexander the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ Arab Muslim armies ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
Central Asian culture
ⓘ
Greek culture ⓘ Indian culture ⓘ Persian culture ⓘ |
| flourishedIn |
Achaemenid period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ Kushan period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Bactra-Zariaspa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baktra NERFINISHED ⓘ Balkh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasModernSuccessor | city of Balkh ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Buddhist learning
ⓘ
Hellenistic culture ⓘ Zoroastrian tradition ⓘ culture ⓘ religion ⓘ strategic location ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bactria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Afghanistan ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDayCountry | Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Achaemenid records
ⓘ
classical Greek sources ⓘ |
| near | Mazar-i-Sharif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greater Khorasan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Silk Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | urban center ⓘ |
| religiousCenterFor |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ Zoroastrianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledBy |
Ghaznavid Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Kushan Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Sassanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Timurid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | regional capital ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
gateway between Central Asia and the Iranian plateau
ⓘ
major node on east–west trade routes ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.