Alexander the Great destroyed the Achaemenid dynasty in 330 BC and conquered Bactria and Sogdiana between 329-327 BC. After that he floated his army across the Oxus (the Amu-Darya) on twig-filled hides and dragged them over the dangerous Hindu-Kush to the south. But after he departed to create his easternmost city of Alexandria, the Sogdian ruler Spitamen led a rebellion and delayed Alexander for two years. In order to lessen the discontent among the locals, Alexander married the daughter of Sogdian leader, Roxanne who bore him his only boy. After Alexander’s death in 323 in Babylon, his Empire disintegrated but left two centuries of Greek influence in Southern Central Asia Itineraries:
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Tashkent
Tashkent-Samarkand (flight or coach)
Samarkand-Shakhrizabz-Termez (coach)
Termez-Tashkent (flight)
Tashkent Sites to visits:
In Tashkent – Kukuldash, Abdul-Kasim Madrassah, Barak-Khan and Kafal-Shashi Mausoleums, Chorsu square, Temur’s square, Square of Independence and Theatre square, Monument of Courage.
In Samarkand – Registan Ensemble, Gur-Emir, Shakhi-Zinda Necropolis,Imam Bukhari Mausoleum, Bibi Khanum Mosque, Afrosiab the State archealogical reserve, Ulugbek Observatory (15 c.)
In Shakhrisabz – Dorus-Saydat the Jekhangir mausoleum, Temur’s vault 15 c., Dorut-T-Iyavat: Sheikh Kulyalya mausoleum, Ak-Saray Palace 14 c. Ulugbek Makbarat.
In Termez – Kara-Tepa: Fayaz-Tepa, Zurmala Tower |
