Maka (satrapy)

The territory of Maka (𓅓𓂝𓎼, M-ā-g) on the Statue of Darius I.

Makan on the tomb of Artaxerxes I, c. 430 BC.

Makan with cuneiform identification label on the tomb of Artaxerxes II, c. 360 BC.

Maka soldier of the Achaemenid army, c. 338 BC. Tomb of Artaxerxes III.

Maka (Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 468: attempt to index field 'scripts' (a boolean value). Maka-)^[1] was a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire and later a satrapy of the Parthian and Sassanian empires (known as Mazun), corresponding to Greek Gedrosia, in the areas of modern Pakistan and Iranian Baluchistan.^[2]

Maka (satrapy) Media

The Achaemenid empire at its greatest extent, including the region of Maka (Gedrosia in Greek terminology)

References

↑ Schmitt, Rüdiger. Wörterbuch der altpersischen Königsinschriften. p. 209.
↑ FLEMING, DAVID (1993). "Where was Achaemenid India?". Bulletin of the Asia Institute. 7: 67–72. JSTOR 24048427.

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[1] Schmitt, Rüdiger. Wörterbuch der altpersischen Königsinschriften. p. 209.

[2] FLEMING, DAVID (1993). "Where was Achaemenid India?". Bulletin of the Asia Institute. 7: 67–72. JSTOR 24048427.

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