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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- Succeeded
- Succeeded by
Attested in
- The Behistun inscription in Darius I
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