Achaemenid dynasty

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Persian dynasty ancient Iranian dynasty royal dynasty

The Achaemenid dynasty was an ancient Persian royal house that founded and ruled the vast Achaemenid Empire, stretching from the Balkans to the Indus Valley at its height.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Achaemenid dynasty canonical	83
Achaemenid royal family	10
House of Achaemenes	5
Achaemenid family	3
Achaemenid	2
Achaemenid royal house	2
Achaemenid Persian	1
Achaemenid Persians	1
Achaemenid dynastic tradition	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Persian dynasty ⓘ ancient Iranian dynasty ⓘ royal dynasty ⓘ
capital	Ecbatana ⓘ Pasargadae ⓘ Persepolis ⓘ Susa ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ
country	Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
dissolved	330 BCE ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Persians ⓘ
followedBy	Arsacid dynasty of Armenia ⓘ surface form: Arsacid dynasty Seleucid kings ⓘ surface form: Seleucid dynasty
foundedBy	Achaemenes ⓘ
governmentForm	monarchy ⓘ
inception	c. 7th century BCE ⓘ
knownFor	building the Royal Road ⓘ developing satrapy system of provincial administration ⓘ establishing a vast multi-ethnic empire ⓘ founding the first Persian Empire ⓘ policy of relative religious tolerance ⓘ
languageUsed	Elamite ⓘ Imperial Aramaic ⓘ Old Persian ⓘ
namedAfter	Achaemenes ⓘ
notableMember	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 Darius III ⓘ Xerxes I ⓘ
overthrownBy	Alexander the Great ⓘ
precededBy	Median dynasty ⓘ
religion	Zoroastrianism ⓘ ancient Iranian religion ⓘ
territoryIncludes	Anatolia ⓘ Bactria ⓘ Central Asia ⓘ Cyprus ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Indus Valley ⓘ Levant region ⓘ surface form: Levant Mesopotamia ⓘ Persia ⓘ Thrace ⓘ

Referenced by (108)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Darius I of Persia → dynasty → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Artaxerxes I of Persia → dynasty → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Artaxerxes I of Persia → house → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: House of Achaemenes

King of Media → associatedDynasty → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Persian → historicalDynasty → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Roxane → notableFamily → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Roxane → partOf → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Achaemenid royal family

King of Persia → dynasty → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

subject surface form: Cyrus the Great

Cambyses I → memberOfDynasty → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Cambyses I → culture → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Achaemenid Persian

Cambyses I → house → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: House of Achaemenes

Cambyses I → royalHouse → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Achaemenid royal family

Bardiya → dynasty → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Cassandane → dynasty → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Cassandane → house → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: House of Achaemenes

Cambyses II → dynasty → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Medes → culturalInfluenceOn → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Achaemenid Persians

Stateira II → family → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Parysatis II → nobleFamily → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Atossa → dynasty → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Atossa → nobleFamily → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Achaemenid family

Atossa → house → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: House of Achaemenes

Achaemenes → eponymOf → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Achaemenes → dynastyFounded → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Achaemenes → category → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Persepolis → associatedDynasty → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Darius III → dynasty → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Darius III → house → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Achaemenid

Xerxes I → dynasty → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Kingdom of Commagene → claimedAncestryFrom → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Artaxerxes II → dynasty → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Artaxerxes III → dynasty → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Artaxerxes III → house → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Achaemenid

Pars → associatedWithDynasty → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Persis → associatedDynasty → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Fars → dynastyAssociatedWith → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Parsa → associatedWithDynasty → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Naqsh-e Rustam inscriptions → associatedWithDynasty → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt → rulingDynasty → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Achaemenid stone reliefs → associatedWithDynasty → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Hystaspes → dynasty → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Hystaspes → associatedWith → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Achaemenid royal house

Rhodogune → dynasty → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Rhodogune → associatedWith → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Achaemenid royal family

Artystone → dynasty → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Artystone → nobleFamily → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Parmys → dynasty → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Parmys → partOf → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Achaemenid royal family

Masistes → dynasty → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ

Ariomardus → dynasty → Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ