Drangiana Definition

pronoun
A province of the Achaemenid Empire, in what is now southwestern Afghanistan.
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Origin of Drangiana

  • From Ancient Greek Δραγγιανή (Drangianē), probably from Median. Compare the Old Persian name of the place: (Zaranka).

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Drangiana Sentence Examples

  • After the conquest of Drangiana, Alexander was informed that Philotas, son of Parmenio, was involved in a conspiracy against his life.

  • About Girishk, on the Helmund, are extensive mounds and other traces of buildings; and the remains of several great cities exist in the plain of Seistan, as at Pulki, Peshawaran and Lakh, relics of ancient Drangiana.

  • The ancient Drangiana (Zaraya, Daranka, " lake land ") received the name of " land of the Sacae " after this country was permanently occupied by the " Scythians " or Sacae, who overran Iran in 128 B.C. It was included in the Sassanian empire, and then in the empire of the caliphs.

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