What is the capital of Bactria: Mali, Chang'an, Pataliputra or Bactra?

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Bactria (also called Bactriana) was an ancient Iranian civilization in Central Asia, lying south of the Oxus River (today’s Amu Darya) and north of the Hindu Kush.

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