What the records say
- When
- Oct 329 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 40.28° N, 69.62° E
- Description
- 329 BCE battle
Battle of Jaxartes
Battle fought in 329 BC by Alexander the Great against the Saka
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 and north-east of Khujand.
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