Samarkand
One of Central Asia's oldest continuously inhabited cities and a hub of the Silk Road, rebuilt into a cosmopolitan capital of turquoise-domed madrasas under Timur in the late 14th century.
Dated events and their evidence
- 700 BCE disputed
earliest settlement (archaeological estimate, no direct founding record) source - 1370 CE mainstream
rebuilt as Timur's imperial capital source
Where
39.6506° N, 66.9653° E
Sources
Each event carries Aion's own evidence grade (mainstream, disputed or speculative). This page repeats what the globe shows for this place.