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Classical era · 329 BCE

Battle of Jaxartes

The Battle of Jaxartes was fought in 329 BC by Alexander the Great and his Hellenic (Greek) army against the Saka at the River Jaxartes, now known as the Syr Darya River. The site of the battle straddles the modern borders of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan, just south-west of the ancient city of Tashkent (the modern capital of Uzbekistan) and north-east of Khujand (a city in Tajikistan).

Battle of Jaxartes
Battle of Jaxartes · William Heysham Overend, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
329 BCE
Where
Syr Darya
Era
Classical

Topics

Kazakhstan329 BCE – todayTajikistan329 BCE – today

Before and after

Battle of the Persian Gate330 BCESiege of the Sogdian Rock327 BCEShow on timeline

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