Marakanda

Japanese: Marakanda
Marakanda

…It is also spelled Samarqand. It was known to the Greeks in the 4th century BC as Marakanda, and to the Chinese from the 5th century onwards as Kangguo, Samogan, Xunsigan, and Shamaerhan. It developed as one of the major oasis cities in Central Asia from around the 10th century BC, but in the 6th century BC it came under the control of the Achaemenid Empire of Persia, and in the 4th century BC it surrendered to Alexander the Great after a courageous resistance that lasted for three years. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Marakanda" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…Samarqandとも綴られる。前4世紀のギリシア人にはマラカンダMarakanda,後5世紀以降の中国人には康国,薩末鞬,尋思干,撒馬児罕などの名で知られる。前10世紀ころから中央アジア有数のオアシス都市として発展したが,前6世紀にはアケメネス朝ペルシアの支配下に入り,前4世紀には足かけ3年間にわたる果敢な抵抗の末にアレクサンドロス大王の軍門に下った。…

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