Region: Central Asia · Coordinates: 39.657, 66.947 · 4 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| 329 BC | Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander | Alexander reached Maracanda, the Sogdian capital, and marched toward Tanais (Jaxartes). The Macedonians who were plundering were massacred, and about 30,000 fled to a high rocky mountain; Alexander took it despite being hit by an arrow that broke his shinbone. |
| 329 BC | Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander | When Alexander heard, he reached Maracanda in three days over 1,500 stadia with half his companion cavalry. Spitamenes abandoned the city and was driven into the desert. Alexander buried the dead and laid waste the land. |
| 328 BC | Plutarch's Parallel Lives | At a drinking party he kills Cleitus with his own hand |
| AD 804 | Al-Tabari, History of the Prophets and Kings | Rafi ibn al-Layth's rebellion in Samarkand |