Kingdom of Rob

Kingdom of Rob
Kingdom of Rob is located in West and Central Asia
Kingdom of Rob
Kingdom of Rob
Location of the Kingdom of Rob in Central Asia, and in present-day northwest Afghanistan.
Kingdom of Rob is located in Afghanistan
Kingdom of Rob
Kingdom of Rob
Approximate geographical region of Kingdom of Rob, in present-day northern Afghanistan.
GovernmentMonarchy
Historical eraAncient Era
Today part ofAfghanistan

The Kingdom of Rob (Bactrian: Ροβ, Rōb)[1] was a small kingdom in Central Asia, in southern Bactria. It corresponds to the modern Rui in the Province of Samangan, modern Afghanistan.[2] Numerous documents in the Bactrian language in the Bactrian script (a variation of the Greek script dating back to the rule of the Greco-Bactrian kingdom in the area) have been found from the archives of the Kingdom of Rob.[2]

  1. ^ Rezakhani, Khodadad (2010). "11 Balkh and the Sasanians: Economy and Society of Northern Afghanistan as Reflected in the Bactrian Economic Documents". Ancient and Middle Iranian Studies: 3–4. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b Humbach, Helmut (2002). "Review of Bactrian Documents from Northern Afghanistan, I: Legal and Economic Documents". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 65 (2): 415–418. ISSN 0041-977X. JSTOR 4145642.