KIDARITES, a dynasty that ruled Tokharistan (Ṭoḵarestān; now northern Afghanistan and southern Uzbekistan and Tajikistan) and later Gandhāra (q.v.), probably…

BURIAL ii. Remnants of Burial Practices in Ancient Iran The burial practices of pre-Islamic Iran are known partly from archeological…

DRÁPSAKA, Greek name of a Bactrian city in northern Afghanistan, the first town captured by Alexander the Great after crossing…

KIDARITES, a dynasty which ruled Tukharistan and later Gandhāra, probably also part of Sogdiana; the initial date is disputed (c….

SAMARQAND i. History and Archeology Since the publication of the entry Afrāsiāb (EIr. I, 1984, pp. 576-78), new information has been brought…

NĒZAK (or Nizāk), dynastic name appearing on a long series of silver coins issued by a local dynasty in Kāpisā…