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Bactria (/ˈbæktriə/; Bactrian: βαχλο, Bakhlo), or Bactriana, was an ancient Iranian civilization in Central Asia, located in the area south of the Oxus River (modern Amu Darya) and north of the Hindu Kush mountains, within modern-day Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Bactria was strategically located south of Sogdia and west of the Pamir Mountains.…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bactria | .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal} • Coordinates | .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars… | 1.00 | infobox |
| Bactria | Capital | Bactra | 1.00 | infobox |
| Bactria | Historical era | Antiquity | 1.00 | infobox |
| Bactria | Today part of | Afghanistan Tajikistan Uzbekistan | 1.00 | infobox |
| Bactria | • Disestablished | 900/1000 AD | 1.00 | infobox |
| Bactria | • Established | 2500/2000 BC | 1.00 | infobox |
| Bactria | is a | geographic location after which Bactrian camels are named | 0.90 | text |
| Munji | instance of | replaced by north-eastern Iranian languages | 0.80 | text |
| Yidgha | instance of | replaced by north-eastern Iranian languages | 0.80 | text |
| Ishkashimi | instance of | replaced by north-eastern Iranian languages | 0.80 | text |
| and Pashto | instance of | replaced by north-eastern Iranian languages | 0.80 | text |
| Bactria | related to Achaemenid Empire | Ernst Herzfeld | 0.60 | section |
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