Bagoas the eunuch
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Bagoas the eunuch was a powerful Persian court official and kingmaker of the Achaemenid Empire who orchestrated the assassinations and accessions of several late 4th-century BCE kings.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Achaemenid official
ⓘ
Persian court official ⓘ eunuch ⓘ kingmaker ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| approximateFloruit | c. 350–336 BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
accession of Darius III
ⓘ
succession crisis after Artaxerxes III ⓘ |
| category |
Achaemenid Empire people
ⓘ
Ancient assassins ⓘ Ancient eunuchs ⓘ Persian politicians ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Alexander the Great
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philip II of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| court | Persian royal court ⓘ |
| deathCause | execution by Darius III ⓘ |
| era | pre-Hellenistic Near East ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executedBy | Darius III of Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| heldPower | behind-the-throne authority in Achaemenid court ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late Achaemenid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedInAccessionOf |
Artaxerxes IV Arses of Persia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Darius III of Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exercising de facto control over the Achaemenid throne
ⓘ
manipulating royal succession ⓘ poisoning Persian kings ⓘ |
| languageContext | Old Persian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Diodorus Siculus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plutarch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodOfAssassination | poisoning ⓘ |
| name | Bagoas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | involvement in internal collapse of Achaemenid monarchy ⓘ |
| orchestratedAssassinationOf |
Artaxerxes III of Persia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Artaxerxes IV Arses of Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | kingmaker in late Achaemenid period ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
court chamberlain
ⓘ
vizier ⓘ |
| powerBase |
Persian royal court at Persepolis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persian royal court at Susa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForExecution | attempt to poison Darius III ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedDynasty | Achaemenid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Artaxerxes III of Persia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Artaxerxes IV Arses of Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ Darius III of Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | slave-eunuch elevated to high office ⓘ |
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