Darius I of Persia facts for kids
Darius the Great (c. 549 BC– 486/485 BC) was the son of Hystaspes and Shah of Iran from 522 BC to 485 BC. After Darius became Shah of Iran, he divided the Persian Empire into twenty provinces, and appointed a governor for each province. He introduced golden coins and developed commerce within the empire and trade without. Darius allowed Jews to rebuild the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem. He also built many temples in Egypt. The largest building that was built by Darius, is the new capital of Persepolis, near Pasargadae. Darius died in Persepolis. His tomb was cut into a rock face near Persepolis. After his death, Xerxes became the Shah of Iran.
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The name of Darius I in Old Persian cuneiform on the DNa inscription of his tomb: Dārayavauš (Lua error in Module:Wikt-lang at line 197: Name for the language code "peo" could not be retrieved with mw.language.fetchLanguageName, so it should be added to Module:Wikt-lang/data.) -
Lineage of Darius the Great according to the Behistun Inscription.
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Eastern border of the Achaemenid Empire
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Ethnicities of the Achaemenid Army, on the tomb of Darius I. The nationalities mentioned in the DNa inscription are also depicted on the upper registers of all the tombs at Naqsh-e Rustam, starting with the tomb of Darius I. The ethnicities on the tomb of Darius further have trilingual labels on the lintel directly over them for identification, collectively known as the DNe inscription. One of the best preserved friezes, identical in content, is that of Xerxes I.
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Tomb of Darius at Naqsh-e Rostam
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In Spanish: Darío I para niños
