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Timeline of Ancient Central Asian History

1500 B.C. to 200 B.C.

By Kallie Szczepanski, About.com

Timeline of Central Asia, from the Aryan invasion of Afghanistan in 1500 B.C. to the emergence of the Huns in 200 B.C.

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c. 1500 B.C. Aryans invade northern Afghanistan

c. 1200 B.C. Cimmerians invade southern Russia

c. 700 B.C. Scythians displace Cimmerians in Russia

512 B.C. Darius the Great of Persia conquers the Scythians

500 B.C. Persians conquer Afghanistan

330-329 B.C. Invasion by Alexander the Great of Macedonia

328 Alexander takes Samarkand

300 B.C.-50 A.D. Bactrian Greek reign over Afghanistan

250 B.C. Parthians capture Greek Sogdiana

c. 200 B.C. Huns emerge on China/Kazakh border

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