Great King
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Great King was the imperial title used by Achaemenid Persian monarchs such as Artaxerxes I, signifying their supreme authority over a vast multi-ethnic empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great King canonical | 6 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
imperial title
ⓘ
royal title ⓘ |
| appliedTo | Persian emperor ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWithEmpire | Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| connotation |
overlordship over vassal rulers
ⓘ
universal monarchy ⓘ |
| denotes |
imperial sovereignty
ⓘ
supreme authority ⓘ |
| equivalentTitle |
Basileus
ⓘ
surface form:
Basileus Megas
King of Kings ⓘ Shahanshah ⓘ |
| heldBy |
Artaxerxes I of Persia
ⓘ
surface form:
Artaxerxes I
Artaxerxes II ⓘ Artaxerxes III ⓘ Cyrus the Great ⓘ Darius I of Persia ⓘ
surface form:
Darius I
Xerxes I ⓘ |
| hierarchicalRank |
Shahanshah of Persia
ⓘ
surface form:
highest royal rank in Achaemenid Persia
|
| impliesAuthorityOver |
satraps
ⓘ
vassal kings ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Old Persian ⓘ |
| politicalFunction |
expressed supremacy over subject kings
ⓘ
legitimized rule over multi-ethnic empire ⓘ |
| region |
Middle East
ⓘ
surface form:
Near East
Middle East ⓘ
surface form:
Southwest Asia
|
| religiousAspect | linked to divine favor in royal ideology ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
imperial administration
ⓘ
imperial ideology ⓘ |
| symbolizes | unity of diverse peoples under one ruler ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid period
|
| timePeriodEnd | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| timePeriodStart | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| titleHolderRole |
commander-in-chief of imperial armies
ⓘ
supreme lawgiver of the empire ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Achaemenid kings ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid monarchs
Artaxerxes I of Persia ⓘ |
| usedFor | Achaemenid Persian monarch ⓘ |
| usedIn | ancient Persia ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
court ceremonial
ⓘ
diplomatic correspondence ⓘ royal inscriptions ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.