monarch Bardiya (or Smerdis), who he claimed was in fact an imposter named Gaumata. The new king met with rebellions throughout the empire but quelled each...
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I succeeded Gaumata as ruler of Persia. Leonidas I. King of Sparta March – Cambyses, ruler of ancient Persia (suicide) October – Gaumata, ruler of ancient...
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lying supine before him. The supine figure is reputed to be the pretender Gaumata. Darius is attended to the left by two servants, and nine one-meter figures...
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the Achaemenid court. She was married in turn to Cambyses II, Bardiya (Gaumata?) and Darius I. Herodotus tells us in his Histories that the Persian king...
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to Herodotus, after the departure of Cambyses II for Egypt, the usurper Gaumata impersonated Bardiya (Smerdis), the younger brother of Cambyses, and became...
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Cattle in religion and mythology (redirect from Gaumata (Hinduism))
There are varying beliefs about cattle in societies and religions. Cattle are considered sacred in the Indian religions of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism...
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Inscription (Persian text, cited above), the brother was Smerdis, the Magus, Gaumâta; in the Elamite text of the inscription, the Brother was Bardiya, the Magus...
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Teispes Cyrus I Cambyses I Cyrus the Great (Cyrus II) Cambyses II Smerdis Gaumata Darius the Great (Darius I) Xerxes the Great (Xerxes I) Artaxerxes I Xerxes...
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Bardiya, although contemporary historians suggest Bardiya was actually Gaumata, an impostor, and that the real Bardiya had been murdered some years before...
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Inscription, written by the following king Darius the Great, a magus named Gaumata impersonated Bardiya and incited a revolution in Persia. Whatever the exact...
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lance-bearer of Darius I. Gobryas was one of the six helpers of Darius in killing Gaumāta in September 522 BC mentioned by Herodotus. He was appointed as Darius'...
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Teispes Cyrus I Cambyses I Cyrus the Great (Cyrus II) Cambyses II Smerdis Gaumata Darius the Great (Darius I) Xerxes the Great (Xerxes I) Artaxerxes I Xerxes...
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Paishiyauvada was a Persian city during the Achaemenid era. Gaumata the Magian pretended to be Smerdis and proclaimed himself king on the mountain Arakadrish...
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captives, Leaders of the rebellions from different colonies of ancient Persia are shown in chains from neck to legs, Gaumāta lies under the boot of Darius...
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Teispes Cyrus I Cambyses I Cyrus the Great (Cyrus II) Cambyses II Smerdis Gaumata Darius the Great (Darius I) Xerxes the Great (Xerxes I) Artaxerxes I Xerxes...
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Teispes Cyrus I Cambyses I Cyrus the Great (Cyrus II) Cambyses II Smerdis Gaumata Darius the Great (Darius I) Xerxes the Great (Xerxes I) Artaxerxes I Xerxes...
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Teispes Cyrus I Cambyses I Cyrus the Great (Cyrus II) Cambyses II Smerdis Gaumata Darius the Great (Darius I) Xerxes the Great (Xerxes I) Artaxerxes I Xerxes...
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repeated in Iranian oral history. Other "villains" in Iranian history, namely Gaumata in the Behistun Inscription of the Achaemenid ruler Darius the Great (r...
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reign of Darius the Great, who seized power after killing the usurper Gaumata. This event was followed by a series of rebellions in the Achaemenid satrapies...
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crowning. At the king's feet lies Gaumata. The location of this important historical document is not coincidental: Gaumata, a usurper who is depicted as lying...
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Teispes Cyrus I Cambyses I Cyrus the Great (Cyrus II) Cambyses II Smerdis Gaumata Darius the Great (Darius I) Xerxes the Great (Xerxes I) Artaxerxes I Xerxes...
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(Darius I) King of Persia Cambyses II King of Persia Bardiya (Smerdis) Prince (imposter Gaumata ruled as Smerdis) Artystone Princess Atossa Princess...
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century BC. According to Herodotus, he persuaded his brother Smerdis (Gaumata) in 521 BC to rebel against Cambyses II (r. 530–522 BC), who at the time...
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Teispes Cyrus I Cambyses I Cyrus the Great (Cyrus II) Cambyses II Smerdis Gaumata Darius the Great (Darius I) Xerxes the Great (Xerxes I) Artaxerxes I Xerxes...
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Teispes Cyrus I Cambyses I Cyrus the Great (Cyrus II) Cambyses II Smerdis Gaumata Darius the Great (Darius I) Xerxes the Great (Xerxes I) Artaxerxes I Xerxes...
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Belligerents Achaemenid Empire (Darius' faction) Achaemenid Empire (Bardiya or Gaumata) Rebelling provinces: Elam Persis Media Assyria Babylonia Egypt Parthia...
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Teispes Cyrus I Cambyses I Cyrus the Great (Cyrus II) Cambyses II Smerdis Gaumata Darius the Great (Darius I) Xerxes the Great (Xerxes I) Artaxerxes I Xerxes...
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Teispes Cyrus I Cambyses I Cyrus the Great (Cyrus II) Cambyses II Smerdis Gaumata Darius the Great (Darius I) Xerxes the Great (Xerxes I) Artaxerxes I Xerxes...
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— Bardiya (Smerdis) / Gaumata Son of Cyrus the Great. 522 BC Seteture Deriush (Darius I) Ascended throne by overthrowing Gaumata[citation needed] 522–November...
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