Kingdom of Bactria

Japanese: バクトリア王国 - バクトリアおうこく

A Greek kingdom located in the area between the Hindu Kush Mountains and the Amu Darya. Its capital was Balkh (anciently called Bactra). The region has long been a key location for East-West transportation, and was ruled by the Achaemenid Empire, Alexander the Great, and the Seleucid Empire. It was founded by the satrap Diodotos around 250 BC, and was invaded and destroyed by the Great Yuezhi around 150 BC. The Da Xia in Chinese history books is identified with this kingdom. Artifacts in the Greco-Iranian style have been excavated from the Ai-Khanum ruins and other sites.
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Japanese:

ヒンドゥークシ山脈とアム・ダリヤとの間の地域にあったギリシア人王国。首都はバルフ（古名バクトラ）。同地方は古くから東西交通の要地で，アケメネス朝，アレクサンドロス大王，セレウコス朝の支配を受けたが，前250年ごろ太守ディオドトスDiodotosが建国，前150年ごろ大月氏に侵略され滅亡。中国史書の大夏は同国に比定されている。アイ・ハヌム遺跡などからは〈グレコ・イラン様式〉の遺物が出土している。
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