Margu

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Margu (Greek Margiana) was a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire, mentioned in the Behistun inscriptions of ca. 515 BCE by Darius Hystaspis. It was centered at Merv in modern Turkmenistan.

See also

• Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex
• History of Turkmenistan
• Margiana

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