The Migration of the Yuezhi through Sogdia

The Migration of the Yuezhi through Sogdia- Article by Craig Benjamin. Following the defeat of the formerly powerful Yuezhi confederation by the Xiongnu near Dunhuang in c.162 BCE, the Yuezhi dynasty and those tribes that remained loyal to it commenced a migration away from the Gansu that was destined to completely reshape the geopolitics of ancient Inner Asia.