Achaemenid Empire

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The Achaemenid Empire was an ancient Persian superpower (c. 550–330 BCE) that created one of history’s largest empires, renowned for its administrative sophistication, cultural tolerance, and vast territorial reach from the Balkans to the Indus Valley.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Persian Empire
ancient empire
monarchy
administrativeDivision satrapy
capital Pasargadae
Persepolis
Susa
continent Africa
Asia
Europe
country Persians
surface form: Persia
culturalPolicy respect for local customs and religions
currency daric
siglos
endTime 330 BCE
ethnicGroup Babylonians
Egyptians
Elamite
surface form: Elamites

Greeks
Lydian Kingdom
surface form: Lydians

Medes
Persians
followedBy Hellenistic kingdoms
surface form: Empire of Alexander the Great

Macedon
surface form: Macedonian Empire
foundedBy Cyrus the Great
governmentForm absolute monarchy
knownFor administrative sophistication
cultural tolerance
imperial Aramaic as chancery language
large imperial bureaucracy
royal road system
satrapy system
standardized taxation
lastRuler Darius III
majorConflict Greco-Persian Wars
Greco-Persian Wars
surface form: Ionian Revolt

Greco-Persian Wars
surface form: Second Persian invasion of Greece

Battle of Gaugamela
surface form: Wars of Alexander the Great
namedAfter Achaemenes
notableMonument Apadana Palace
Gate of All Nations
notableSite Persepolis terrace
officialLanguage Old Persian
partOf Ancient Mediterranean world
surface form: Classical antiquity
precededBy Median Empire
religion Zoroastrianism
ruler Artaxerxes I of Persia
surface form: Artaxerxes I

Artaxerxes II
Artaxerxes III
Cambyses II
Cyrus the Great
Darius I of Persia
surface form: Darius I

Xerxes I
startTime circa 550 BCE
territoryExtent Anatolia
Balkans
Central Asia
Egypt
Indus Valley
Mesopotamia
transportInfrastructure Royal Road
usedLanguage Babylonian
Elamite
Aramaic
surface form: Imperial Aramaic
writingSystem Old Persian
surface form: Old Persian cuneiform

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Persis historicalPeriod Achaemenid Empire
this entity surface form: Achaemenid period
Serse settingPlace Achaemenid Empire
this entity surface form: Persian Empire
Fars historicalCapitalOf Achaemenid Empire
Parsa country Achaemenid Empire
Parsa coreTerritoryOf Achaemenid Empire
Caucasian Albania partOf Achaemenid Empire
Behistun Inscription partOf Achaemenid Empire
Achaemenid kings partOf Achaemenid Empire
Naqsh-e Rustam inscriptions culture Achaemenid Empire
Naqsh-e Rustam inscriptions timePeriod Achaemenid Empire
this entity surface form: Achaemenid period
Taxila significantPeriod Achaemenid Empire
Taxila conqueredBy Achaemenid Empire
Khuzestan wasPartOf Achaemenid Empire
Ionian League geopoliticalContext Achaemenid Empire
this entity surface form: Achaemenid Persian Empire
Eastern Aramaic historicalRegion Achaemenid Empire
this entity surface form: Persian Empire
pharaohs of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty hasMajorForeignRelation Achaemenid Empire
subject surface form: Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt
as-Sāmirah or as-Sāmiriyyah governedBy Achaemenid Empire
subject surface form: as-Sāmirah
this entity surface form: Persian Achaemenid Empire (historically)
as-Sāmirah or as-Sāmiriyyah governedBy Achaemenid Empire
subject surface form: as-Sāmiriyyah
this entity surface form: Persian Achaemenid Empire (historically)
Ionians underRuleOf Achaemenid Empire
this entity surface form: Achaemenid Persian Empire
Erythrae laterUnderControlOf Achaemenid Empire
this entity surface form: Persian Empire
Kingdom of Colchis knownTo Achaemenid Empire
Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt partOf Achaemenid Empire
Amyrtaeus opponent Achaemenid Empire
Priene laterControlledBy Achaemenid Empire
Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt conflictWith Achaemenid Empire
Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt opposedBy Achaemenid Empire
Psamtik III overthrownBy Achaemenid Empire
Thespiae enemyOf Achaemenid Empire
this entity surface form: Persian Empire
Nectanebo I opponent Achaemenid Empire
Phocaea attackedBy Achaemenid Empire
this entity surface form: Persian Empire
Phocaea conqueredBy Achaemenid Empire
this entity surface form: Persian Empire
Thirty-first Dynasty of Egypt rulingPower Achaemenid Empire
Nectanebo II opponent Achaemenid Empire
Gebal laterRuledBy Achaemenid Empire
this entity surface form: Persian Achaemenid Empire
Kingdom of Ammon laterUnderControlOf Achaemenid Empire
Imperial Aramaic usedIn Achaemenid Empire
Sidon Port underControlOf Achaemenid Empire
Mysia conqueredBy Achaemenid Empire
Near Eastern art hasTimePeriod Achaemenid Empire
this entity surface form: Achaemenid period
Upper Mesopotamia historicallyRuledBy Achaemenid Empire
Coele-Syria underControlOf Achaemenid Empire
northern Syria historicallyRuledBy Achaemenid Empire
subject surface form: Northern Syria
Biainili followedBy Achaemenid Empire
Ancient Near East containsCivilization Achaemenid Empire
this entity surface form: Achaemenid Persian Empire
Ancient Near East importantEmpires Achaemenid Empire
Alexander (2004 film) setInPlace Achaemenid Empire
this entity surface form: Persian Empire
Sardis partOf Achaemenid Empire