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Bactria - Daxia was the name of Bactria

Time: 3rd Century BC

Place: Balkh, Afghanistan

Details: Daxia, Ta-Hsia, or Ta-Hia was the name given in antiquity by the Han Chinese to Tukhara or Tokhara the central part of Bactria. The name "Daxia" appears in Chinese from the 3rd century BCE to designate a little-known kingdom located somewhere west of China.

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