Sogdiana

M.] 46 Mohammed, sultan of Carizme, reigned in Sogdiana when it was invaded (A.D. 1218) by Zingis and his moguls.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

Alexander, in a later age, came into conflict with them in the region called Sogdiana which lies at the foot of that high plateau of central and eastern Asia, which I have designated as their proper home.

Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) The Turks in Their Relation to Europe; Marcus Tullius Cicero; Apollonius of Tyana; Primitive Christianity John Henry Newman 1845

Hence the old "Sogdiana," the famed and classical capital of

Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

While he was on the Jaxartes, delegations came to him from various Scythian tribes, including the Abii on the steppes far to the west of Sogdiana.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

At the end of the summer, Alexander left his lieutenant Coenus in northern Sogdiana with a large cavalry force to protect the province and—hoping against hope—to capture Spitamenes if he continued his raids into the winter months.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

Whichever account is true, resistance along the northern borders of Sogdiana fell apart with the death of Spitamenes.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

It had been months since Alexander had crossed the Hindu Kush into Bactria and Sogdiana.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

His quick campaign in Sogdiana had now turned into a grueling guerrilla conflict with Spitamenes, the most dangerous opponent he would face in all his years at war.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

From there it was on to Persia itself, followed by Bactria, Sogdiana, and India.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

Samarkand: Ancient Markanda, the capital of ancient Sogdiana, lies on the old Silk Road in Uzbekistan.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011