The Greeks in Bactria and India c10.s5.155

c10.s5.155

These were the invaders who put an end to the Greek kingdom of Bactria; and one must now turn to Chang-k'ien's description of the country just after the conquest. First, what is the meaning of his name for Bactria proper, Ta-hia? Before coming to what I think is the true view, two older explanations,⁷ which will die hard, must be noticed. The one most widely spread is that the Tochari were not the Yueh-chi called Sacasene.