Gaumata

E344002

Magian priest historical figure usurper

Gaumata was a Magian priest who seized the Persian throne by impersonating the Achaemenid king Bardiya, before being overthrown by Darius I.

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Label	Occurrences
Gaumata canonical	3

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Magian priest ⓘ historical figure ⓘ usurper ⓘ
allegedIdentity	Bardiya ⓘ
alternativeName	Gaumata the Magian ⓘ Bardiya ⓘ surface form: Pseudo-Bardiya Smerdis ⓘ surface form: the False Smerdis
assertedLegitimacyAs	son of Cyrus the Great ⓘ
category	6th-century BC Iranian people ⓘ Achaemenid usurpers ⓘ
causeOfDeath	assassination ⓘ
claimedIdentity	Bardiya ⓘ
conflictWith	Darius I of Persia ⓘ surface form: Darius I
countryOfCitizenship	Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
deathDate	522 BC ⓘ
describedBySource	Herodotus ⓘ
dynasty	Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Mede ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Achaemenid Empire ⓘ surface form: Achaemenid period
historicity	disputed in modern scholarship ⓘ
killedBy	Darius I of Persia ⓘ surface form: Darius I Persian conspirators ⓘ
knownFor	being overthrown by Darius I ⓘ impersonating Bardiya ⓘ seizing the Persian throne ⓘ
languageOfName	Old Persian ⓘ
mentionedIn	Behistun Inscription ⓘ
notableEvent	Achaemenid succession crisis of 522 BC ⓘ
occupation	priest ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Media ⓘ Sikayauvati fortress ⓘ
positionHeld	Shahanshah of Persia ⓘ surface form: King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire King of Persia ⓘ
predecessor	Bardiya ⓘ
reign	522 BC ⓘ
religiousTradition	Magianism ⓘ
roleIn	Achaemenid imperial history ⓘ
successor	Darius I of Persia ⓘ surface form: Darius I
timeInOfficeEnd	522 BC ⓘ
timeInOfficeStart	522 BC ⓘ

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

Bardiya → allegedImpostor → Gaumata ⓘ

Atossa → spouse → Gaumata ⓘ

Achaemenid succession crisis of 522 BCE → hasParticipant → Gaumata ⓘ