WebLa Bactriane (du grec ancien : Βακτριανὴ translit. : Baktrianê) ou Bactrie est une région à cheval sur les États actuels d'Afghanistan, du Tadjikistan, et de l'Ouzbékistan, située entre les montagnes de l'Hindou Kouch et le fleuve Amou-Daria.C'est un État fondé autour de la cité de Bactres (l'actuel Balkh, ville du Nord de l'actuel Afghanistan) qui a été sa capitale ...

WebBactria (/ ˈ b æ k t r i ə /; Bactrian: βαχλο, Bakhlo), or Bactriana, was an ancient region in Central Asia in Amu Darya's middle stream, stretching north of the Hindu Kush, west of the Pamirs and south of the Gissar range, covering the northern part of Afghanistan, southwestern Tajikistan and southeastern Uzbekistan.. Called "beautiful Bactria, …

WebThe Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves (Chinese: 柏孜克里克千佛洞; pinyin: Bózīkèlǐkè Qiānfódòng, Uyghur: بزقلیق مىڭ ئۆيى ) is a complex of Buddhist cave grottos dating from the 5th to 14th century between the cities of Turpan and Shanshan at the north-east of the Taklamakan Desert near the ancient ruins of Gaochang in the Mutou Valley, a gorge in …

WebThe Sintashta culture (Russian: Синташтинская культура, romanized: Sintashtinskaya kul'tura), around 2050–1900 BCE, is the first phase of the Sintashta–Petrovka culture or Sintashta–Arkaim culture, and is a late Middle Bronze Age archaeological culture, located to the east of the Southern Urals, within the northern Eurasian steppe on the borders of …

WebKanishka I (Sanskrit: कनिष्क, Kaniṣka; Greco-Bactrian: Κανηϸκε Kanēške; Kharosthi: ???????????????????????? Ka-ṇi-ṣka; Brahmi: Kā-ṇi-ṣka), or Kanishka, was an emperor of the Kushan dynasty, under whose reign (c. 127–150 CE) the empire reached its zenith. He is famous for his military, political, and spiritual achievements.

WebThe Khwarazmian or Khwarezmian Empire (English: / k w ə ˈ r æ z m i ən /) was a Turko-Persian Sunni Muslim empire that ruled large parts of present-day Central Asia, Afghanistan, and Iran in the approximate period of 1077 to 1231, first as vassals of the Seljuk Empire and the Qara Khitai (Western Liao dynasty), and later as independent rulers, up until the …

WebLa Bactriane afghane et Surkh Kotal : II e – III e siècle. Le Kapissa [Kapiça], avec la région de Kaboul, inspiré de l'hellénisme, II e – III e siècle. Le Kapissa [Kapiça], à Shotorak près de Begram et Païtava, près de Tcharikar, à l'esthétique d'une majesté un peu lourde.

WebLocalisation La région géographique : le Gandhara. Le Gandhara correspond, au plan strictement géographique, à une partie du Nord du Pakistan actuel, sur les rives de la rivière Kaboul jusqu'à son confluent avec l'Indus à l'Est. C'est une plaine limitée à l'Ouest et au Nord par les très hautes montagnes de l'Hindou Kouch, au Nord-est par des collines et …

WebThe Indo-Parthian Kingdom was a Parthian kingdom founded by Gondophares, and active from 19 CE to c. 226 CE.At their zenith, they ruled an area covering parts of eastern Iran, various parts of Afghanistan and the northwest regions of the Indian subcontinent (most of modern Pakistan and parts of northwestern India).The rulers may have been members of …

WebCentral Asia, also known as Middle Asia, is a region of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to western China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north. It includes the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, which are colloquially referred to …