SIGNIFICANCE OF EPIGRAPHIC SOURCES “NAQSH-E ROSTAM” AND “CUBE OF ZOROASTER” IN THE HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF BACTRIA

Аннотация

This article analyzes the information about Bactria in the epigraphic sources of Naqsh-e Rostam and Cube of Zoroaster. It is based on the inscriptions of the Cube of Zoroaster that the Surkhan oasis, northern Afghanistan and southern Tajikistan are called Kushanshahr, and the end date of the Kushan kingdom is based on the 40-50s of the 3rd century AD. KEYWORDS Bactria, Naqsh-e Rostam, Achaemenid Iran, Zoroastrian Kaaba, Sassanid Iran, Kushan Kingdom, Kushanshahr.