AchaemenicaAn Encyclopaedia of the Achaemenid Persian Empire

Person

Darius I

the Great; Achaemenid king, r. 522–486 BCE

The Achaemenid king who seized the throne in 522 BCE and recorded his accession at Behistun, then gave the empire much of its durable administrative and monumental form.

Date
r. 522–486 BCE
Other names
Darius · Darius the Great · Dārayavauš
Groups
Achaemenid kings Achaemenid royal family The Seven
Record status
Secure identification

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Connections

Parent of
Xerxes I Achaemenid king, r. 486–465 BCE XPf
Spouse of
Atossa Achaemenid queen; daughter of Cyrus II Herodotus
Succeeded
Bardiya / Gaumata contested identity of the king overthrown in 522 BCE The Behistun inscription
Succeeded by
Xerxes I Achaemenid king, r. 486–465 BCE XPf

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