Drangiana , ancient country, part of the Persian Empire, between Aria on the north and Gedrosia on the south. It was conquered (330 BC) by Alexander the Great and incorporated into his empire. Drangiana is the modern Sistan region of Afghanistan and E Iran.
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Alexander the Great.(short story)(excerpt from 'Apocryphal Stories')
Harper's Magazine; 8/1/1998; Capek, Karel; 1362 words;
... military matters, and while we were marching through Hyrcania, Drangiana, and Gedrosia, conquering Bactria, and advancing beyond the ... I advanced with my Macedonians to the borders of Area and Drangiana, I laid waste Gedrosia, and gave Arachosia a thrashing, after ...
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Media and its discontents.(Continuity of Empire: Assyria, Media, Persia)(Critical essay)
The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 10/1/2005; Waters, Matthew; 11295 words;
... been disputed for a long time), Assyria, Northern Syria, Armenia and Cappadocia ... The eastern Median provinces including Drangiana, Parthia, and Aria may also have been liberated though the sources are largely silent about their status. How much more ... Millennium B.C. II (858-745 B.C.), RIMA 3 (Toronto: Univ. of ...
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