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Terrydu: Added note about trade being intra-nation.

2020-12-05T17:34:59Z

Added note about trade being intra-nation.

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	[[File:Silk Road in the I century AD - en.svg\|thumb\|1st century CE silk road (also during Roman time period)]]		[[File:Silk Road in the I century AD - en.svg\|thumb\|1st century CE silk road (also during Roman time period)]]

	Bactria and Sogdia are actually quite wealthy, despite being so remote and in such a harsh land.		Bactria and Sogdia are actually quite wealthy, despite being so remote and in such a harsh land. This is mainly due to the fact that it has a lot of trade between East and West, since it is part of the Silk road. On a side-note, trade was typically done from one end of a country to the other, not from one end of the silk road to the other. Presumably this was done for safety. Hence it would seem better, for the merchant at least, to control as long a part of the silk road as possible.

	This is mainly due to the fact that it has a lot of trade between East and West, since it is part of the Silk road.

	Bactria also known for its deposits of Lapiz Lazuli (''provide source'').		Bactria also known for its deposits of Lapiz Lazuli (''provide source'').

Terrydu at 05:17, 5 December 2020

2020-12-05T05:17:34Z

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	Bactria also known for its deposits of Lapiz Lazuli (''provide source'').		Bactria also known for its deposits of Lapiz Lazuli (''provide source'').

	Additionally, there are untapped natural resources. It is estimated that there are [https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1214/PDF/11.0-dimension-stone-FINAL.pdf 60 deposits of dimension stone] in modern-day Afghanistan. Limestone deposits are close to the capital city of Balkh, and marble is available around modern-day Kabul (which would likely be too cost prohibitive to transport).		Additionally, there are untapped natural resources. It is estimated that there are [https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1214/PDF/11.0-dimension-stone-FINAL.pdf 60 deposits of dimension stone] in modern-day Afghanistan. Limestone and travertine deposits are close to the capital city of Balkh, and marble is available around modern-day Kabul (which would likely be too cost prohibitive to transport).

	==Military ==		==Military ==

Terrydu: Limestone near Balkh, and marble is not around Balkh.

2020-12-05T05:11:06Z

Limestone near Balkh, and marble is *not* around Balkh.

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	Bactria also known for its deposits of Lapiz Lazuli (''provide source'').		Bactria also known for its deposits of Lapiz Lazuli (''provide source'').

	Additionally, there are untapped natural resources. It is estimated that there are [https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1214/PDF/11.0-dimension-stone-FINAL.pdf 60 deposits of dimension stone] in modern-day Afghanistan, ~~including notably~~ marble (around modern-day Kabul).		Additionally, there are untapped natural resources. It is estimated that there are [https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1214/PDF/11.0-dimension-stone-FINAL.pdf 60 deposits of dimension stone] in modern-day Afghanistan. Limestone deposits are close to the capital city of Balkh, and marble is available around modern-day Kabul (which would likely be too cost prohibitive to transport).

	==Military ==		==Military ==

Terrydu at 05:03, 5 December 2020

2020-12-05T05:03:45Z

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	Bactria also known for its deposits of Lapiz Lazuli (''provide source'').		Bactria also known for its deposits of Lapiz Lazuli (''provide source'').

	Additionally, there are untapped natural resources. It is estimated that there are [https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1214/PDF/11.0-dimension-stone-FINAL.pdf 60 deposits of dimension stone] in modern-day Afghanistan.		Additionally, there are untapped natural resources. It is estimated that there are [https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1214/PDF/11.0-dimension-stone-FINAL.pdf 60 deposits of dimension stone] in modern-day Afghanistan, including notably marble (around modern-day Kabul).

	==Military ==		==Military ==

Terrydu: Added mention of 60 deposits of dimension stone in Afghanistan.

2020-12-05T05:01:34Z

Added mention of 60 deposits of dimension stone in Afghanistan.

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	Bactria and Sogdia are actually quite wealthy, despite being so remote and in such a harsh land.		Bactria and Sogdia are actually quite wealthy, despite being so remote and in such a harsh land.

	It has a lot of trade between East and West since it is part of the Silk road.		This is mainly due to the fact that it has a lot of trade between East and West, since it is part of the Silk road.

	== Military ==		Bactria also known for its deposits of Lapiz Lazuli (''provide source'').

			Additionally, there are untapped natural resources. It is estimated that there are [https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1214/PDF/11.0-dimension-stone-FINAL.pdf 60 deposits of dimension stone] in modern-day Afghanistan.

			==Military ==
	30,000 Greek mercenaries were initially stationed around Bactria and Sogdia! (need source)		30,000 Greek mercenaries were initially stationed around Bactria and Sogdia! (need source)

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	Hence one of the early goals will be to convince some of the native leaders to lend their military forces.		Hence one of the early goals will be to convince some of the native leaders to lend their military forces.

	== Population ==		==Population==
	=== Bactria ===		===Bactria ===
	It's known as the land of a thousand towns, and it did have rich arable land due to the alluvial plains, but the population seems fairly modest.		It's known as the land of a thousand towns, and it did have rich arable land due to the alluvial plains, but the population seems fairly modest.

	Known settlements as of the time of the Greco-Bactrian empire and before:		Known settlements as of the time of the Greco-Bactrian empire and before:
	* [~~https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Balkh Bactra / Balkh]: The capital. See my math elsewhere about it having a population of about 55,000 supporting it, and hence a population of up to 10,000. Important center of Zoroastrianism worship.		*[[wikipedia:Balkh\|Bactra / Balkh]]: The capital. See my math elsewhere about it having a population of about 55,000 supporting it, and hence a population of up to 10,000. Important center of Zoroastrianism worship.
	* [~~https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Ai-Khanoum Alexandria Oxiana / Ai-Khanoum]: Founded by Alexander the Great, so initially expected to be small. Has a decent amount of irrigated land around it though.		*[[wikipedia:Ai-Khanoum\|Alexandria Oxiana / Ai-Khanoum]]: Founded by Alexander the Great, so initially expected to be small. Has a decent amount of irrigated land around it though.
	* [~~https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Kunduz Kunduz / Drapsaca]: One of the major cities with lots of irrigated land around it. Alexander the Great passes through this city in his conquest of the Bactria region.		*[[wikipedia:Kunduz\|Kunduz / Drapsaca]]: One of the major cities with lots of irrigated land around it. Alexander the Great passes through this city in his conquest of the Bactria region.
	* Surhk Kotal: Has a good amount of irrigated land.		*Surhk Kotal: Has a good amount of irrigated land.
	* Tilia Tepe: Smaller outlying town, but also the furthest West and the first settlement that traders (and conquerors) would normally encounter.		* Tilia Tepe: Smaller outlying town, but also the furthest West and the first settlement that traders (and conquerors) would normally encounter.

	The following might be part of Bactria as well:		The following might be part of Bactria as well:
	* Alexandria in the Caucasus: Founded by Alexander.		*Alexandria in the Caucasus: Founded by Alexander.
	* Begram		*Begram
	* Kabul: capital of modern-day Afghanistan		*Kabul: capital of modern-day Afghanistan

	Note that modern-day Mazari Sharif did not exist back then. It was actually created because Bactra/Balkh was suffering so much from diseases that the ruler moved the people to a place that wouldn't suffer from the annual flooding and the rampant hygiene problems.		Note that modern-day Mazari Sharif did not exist back then. It was actually created because Bactra/Balkh was suffering so much from diseases that the ruler moved the people to a place that wouldn't suffer from the annual flooding and the rampant hygiene problems.

	=== Sogdia ===		===Sogdia===
	* Termez: ...		*Termez: ...
	* Samarkand: ...		*Samarkand: ...

Terrydu: word choice

2020-11-15T16:35:53Z

word choice

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	__NOTOC__		__NOTOC__
	It's not all doom and gloom. Bactria and Sogdia have some good things going for it, which is why the land was previously (before Alexander's conquest) always given to the Persian ~~heir~~. (need source)		It's not all doom and gloom. Bactria and Sogdia have some good things going for it, which is why the land was previously (before Alexander's conquest) always given to the current heir of the Achaemenid Persian empire. (need source)

	== Wealth ==		== Wealth ==
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	* Termez: ...		* Termez: ...
	* Samarkand: ...		* Samarkand: ...


			Modern-Day Satellite Image of Bactria:

			[[File:Bactria-Satellite-map.png\|800px]]

Terrydu: Added silk road images

2020-11-15T16:26:19Z

Added silk road images

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	== Wealth ==		== Wealth ==
			[[File:Seidenstrasse GMT Ausschnitt Zentralasien.jpg\|thumb\|Silk Road at time of the Romans, who inherited it from the Hellenistic powers (including us!).]]
			[[File:Silk Road in the I century AD - en.svg\|thumb\|1st century CE silk road (also during Roman time period)]]

	Bactria and Sogdia are actually quite wealthy, despite being so remote and in such a harsh land.		Bactria and Sogdia are actually quite wealthy, despite being so remote and in such a harsh land.

Terrydu: Added note about Mazri Sharif

2020-11-15T16:09:04Z

Added note about Mazri Sharif

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	* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkh Bactra / Balkh]: The capital. See my math elsewhere about it having a population of about 55,000 supporting it, and hence a population of up to 10,000. Important center of Zoroastrianism worship.		* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkh Bactra / Balkh]: The capital. See my math elsewhere about it having a population of about 55,000 supporting it, and hence a population of up to 10,000. Important center of Zoroastrianism worship.
	* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ai-Khanoum Alexandria Oxiana / Ai-Khanoum]: Founded by Alexander the Great, so initially expected to be small. Has a decent amount of irrigated land around it though.		* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ai-Khanoum Alexandria Oxiana / Ai-Khanoum]: Founded by Alexander the Great, so initially expected to be small. Has a decent amount of irrigated land around it though.
	* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunduz Kunduz / Drapsaca]: One of the major cities with lots of irrigated land around it. Alexander the Great passes through this city in his ~~initial~~ conquest of the Bactria region.		* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunduz Kunduz / Drapsaca]: One of the major cities with lots of irrigated land around it. Alexander the Great passes through this city in his conquest of the Bactria region.
	* Surhk Kotal: Has a good amount of irrigated land.		* Surhk Kotal: Has a good amount of irrigated land.
	* Tilia Tepe: Smaller outlying town, but also the furthest West and the first settlement that traders (and conquerors) would normally encounter.		* Tilia Tepe: Smaller outlying town, but also the furthest West and the first settlement that traders (and conquerors) would normally encounter.
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	* Begram		* Begram
	* Kabul: capital of modern-day Afghanistan		* Kabul: capital of modern-day Afghanistan

			Note that modern-day Mazari Sharif did not exist back then. It was actually created because Bactra/Balkh was suffering so much from diseases that the ruler moved the people to a place that wouldn't suffer from the annual flooding and the rampant hygiene problems.

	=== Sogdia ===		=== Sogdia ===
			* Termez: ...
	* Samarkand: ...		* Samarkand: ...

Terrydu: Added Assets page

2020-11-15T16:05:16Z

Added Assets page

New page

{{Greco-Bactria}}
__NOTOC__
It's not all doom and gloom. Bactria and Sogdia have some good things going for it, which is why the land was previously (before Alexander's conquest) always given to the Persian heir. (need source)

== Wealth ==
Bactria and Sogdia are actually quite wealthy, despite being so remote and in such a harsh land.

It has a lot of trade between East and West since it is part of the Silk road.

== Military ==
30,000 Greek mercenaries were initially stationed around Bactria and Sogdia! (need source)

Only 14,000 are left after your father was supposed to campaign North to clean out the unruly natives. Note however that these very same mercenaries (and many of the Greek farmers) are not here by choice, and would prefer to return back to Greece. The mercenaries might have been part of the very same Greek insurgents that attempted to depart in BC 325 and BC 323.

Hence one of the early goals will be to convince some of the native leaders to lend their military forces.

== Population ==
=== Bactria ===
It's known as the land of a thousand towns, and it did have rich arable land due to the alluvial plains, but the population seems fairly modest.

Known settlements as of the time of the Greco-Bactrian empire and before:
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkh Bactra / Balkh]: The capital. See my math elsewhere about it having a population of about 55,000 supporting it, and hence a population of up to 10,000. Important center of Zoroastrianism worship.
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ai-Khanoum Alexandria Oxiana / Ai-Khanoum]: Founded by Alexander the Great, so initially expected to be small. Has a decent amount of irrigated land around it though.
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunduz Kunduz / Drapsaca]: One of the major cities with lots of irrigated land around it. Alexander the Great passes through this city in his initial conquest of the Bactria region.
* Surhk Kotal: Has a good amount of irrigated land.
* Tilia Tepe: Smaller outlying town, but also the furthest West and the first settlement that traders (and conquerors) would normally encounter.

The following might be part of Bactria as well:
* Alexandria in the Caucasus: Founded by Alexander.
* Begram
* Kabul: capital of modern-day Afghanistan

=== Sogdia ===
* Samarkand: ...