Wpływ dziedzictwa starożytnej Baktrii na rozwój gospodarczy i społeczny Tadżykistanu
Influence of the Ancient Bactria’s Legacy on the Economic and Social Development of Tajikistan

Summary/Abstract: The article’s main goal is to present the influence of ancient Bactria’s legacy on the economic and social development of Tajikistan. The paper provides information about the ancient Bactria’s history – the country where early urban planning traditions and statehood foundations were formed in Central Asia. Bactria included the central, southern, and eastern parts of Tajikistan. In the 6th Century B.C. Bactria was conquered by the Persian king Cyrus and became part of his Achaemenid empire. From the 4th Century B.C. Bactria became known as Tokharistan. It was the moment when the Tajik nationality began to form.

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