Battle of Jaxartes

The Battle of Jaxartes was a battle fought in 329 BC by Alexander the Great and his Macedonian army against the Scythians at the Syr Darya River, the modern name for the River Jaxartes. Today the site of the battle straddles the borders of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan andKazakhstan, just southwest of the ancient city of Tashkent (the modern capital of Uzbekistan) and northeast of Khujand (a city in Tajikistan).

Battle of Jaxartes

The Battle of Jaxartes was a battle fought in 329 BC by Alexander the Great and his Macedonian army against the Scythians at the Syr Darya River, the modern name for the River Jaxartes. Today the site of the battle straddles the borders of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan andKazakhstan, just southwest of the ancient city of Tashkent (the modern capital of Uzbekistan) and northeast of Khujand (a city in Tajikistan).