Margu

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Margiana, ca. 300 BCE.
Margiana, ca. 300 BCE.

Margu (Greek Margiana) was a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire, mentioned in the Behistun inscriptions of ca. 515 BCE by Darius Hystaspis. It was centered at Merv in modern Turkmenistan.

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Coordinates: 37°36′N 61°50′E / 37.6, 61.833


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