Margu (Latin: Margiana from Greek: Μαργιανή) was a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire. The ruler who lost a Bactrian revolt is mentioned as a Margian in the Behistun inscriptions of ca. 515 BCE by Darius Hystaspis. It is not mentioned as a satrapy in the inscription, because it was included in a larger satrapy of the empire. It was centered at Merv in modern Turkmenistan.

[edit] See also

• Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex
• History of Turkmenistan

[edit] External links

• Livius.org: Margiana

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Coordinates: 37°36′N 61°50′E / 37.6°N 61.833°E / 37.6; 61.833

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