class="apple-converted-space"> founded a city here which he named
after himself. Greek authors maintain that later in time,
Alexander of Macedon
built a
Greek
settlement near Cyropolis (Khujand) in
329 BC and named it
Alexandria
Eschate
or "Alexandria The
Furthest". It would have formed a bastion for the Greek settlers against
the
Scythian
tribes to the north of the
Syr Darya, which the Greeks called the
Jaxartes River. It became a major staging point on the northern
Silk Road. Some famous Persian poets
and scientists come from this city. Khujand is an integral part of the
Iranic
world and culture.
Khujand
was captured by the Muslim armies in the 8th century and incorporated into the Abbasid Caliphate In late 9th century, however, it
reverted to local rule and eventually incorporated into the native Samanid empire. It was passed to Kara-Khanid
Khanate in 999. After division of
Kara Khanids in
