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Sogdia

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Long ago, people lived in Sogdia. They lived near big rivers. They were great at trading goods.

An Jia with a Turkic Chieftain in Yurt. Xi’an, 579 CE. Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology, Xi’an.jpg
An Jia with a Turkic Chieftain in Yurt. Xi’an, 579 CE. Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology, Xi’an.jpg
This helped them meet many people. It was a busy place to live. Can you imagine traveling far to trade?

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Young avestan geography.png
File:Artaxerxes III Sogdian soldier.jpg
Artaxerxes III Sogdian soldier.jpg
File:Sogdian Tribute Bearers on the Apadana Staircase 16 (Best Viewed Size "Large") (4689076272).jpg
Sogdian Tribute Bearers on the Apadana...
File:Saka warrior Termez Achaeological Museum.jpg
Saka warrior Termez Achaeological Museum.jpg
File:Noin-Ula carpet, Yuezhi fighting a SogdianNoin-Ula carpet, Yuezhi fighting a Sogdian.jpg
Noin-Ula carpet, Yuezhi fighting a...
File:Sogdiana. Samarkand (Pre-Ikhshid), Hephthalite tamgha S2 on the reverse.jpg
Sogdiana. Samarkand (Pre-Ikhshid),...
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Hephthalite_tamgha.jpg
File:Varahsha, Relief of a hunter, 5th-7th century CE.jpg
Varahsha, Relief of a hunter, 5th-7th...
File:An Jia with a Turkic Chieftain in Yurt. Xi’an, 579 CE. Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology, Xi’an.jpg
An Jia with a Turkic Chieftain in Yurt....
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Afrasiab West Wall.jpg
File:The Lion and the Hare at The Well. Painted mural in a private house Panjikent, Sogdia, ca. 740. St. Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.jpg
The Lion and the Hare at The Well....
File:Decorated niche, 750-825 CE, Afrasiab, Samarkand.jpg
Decorated niche, 750-825 CE, Afrasiab,...

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