Mermnad dynasty
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The Mermnad dynasty was an ancient royal house that ruled Lydia in western Anatolia, most famously under King Croesus, until its conquest by the Persian Empire in the 6th century BCE.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mermnad dynasty canonical | 8 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient dynasty
ⓘ
royal dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sardis acropolis
ⓘ
oracle at Delphi ⓘ
surface form:
oracle of Delphi
|
| capital | Sardis ⓘ |
| conflict |
Lydian–Median War
ⓘ
Lydian–Persian War ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | Cyrus the Great ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Lydia ⓘ |
| currency |
early gold coins
ⓘ
electrum coins ⓘ |
| dynastyFounder | Gyges ⓘ |
| endCause | conquest by the Persian Empire ⓘ |
| endTime | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Lydians ⓘ |
| flourished | Iron Age ⓘ |
| followedBy | Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasFirstMonarch | Gyges ⓘ |
| hasLastMonarch | Croesus ⓘ |
| hasMonarch |
Alyattes II
ⓘ
surface form:
Alyattes
Ardys II ⓘ Croesus ⓘ Gyges ⓘ Sadyattes ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Herodotus
ⓘ
Nicolaus of Damascus ⓘ Xanthus of Lydia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
introduction of coinage in electrum
ⓘ
reign of Croesus ⓘ wealth of Lydia ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Lydian
ⓘ
surface form:
Lydian language
|
| locatedIn |
Anatolia
ⓘ
Asia Minor ⓘ Lydia ⓘ Western Anatolia ⓘ
surface form:
western Anatolia
|
| namedAfter |
Gyges
ⓘ
surface form:
Gyges of Lydia
|
| notableRuler |
Alyattes II
ⓘ
surface form:
Alyattes
Croesus ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Near East ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Heraclid dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Heraclid dynasty of Lydia
|
| region |
Aegean Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Aegean Anatolia
|
| religion |
Anatolian polytheism
ⓘ
ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| startTime | 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Archaic period of ancient Greece ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.