Darius I of Persia

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Achaemenid king King of Kings Persian ruler

Darius I of Persia was a powerful Achaemenid king (reigned 522–486 BCE) known for expanding and organizing the Persian Empire, promoting administrative reforms, and supporting major building projects across his realm.

Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Darius I	0	10
Darius	0	1
Darius the Great	0	1
King Darius I	0	1
King Darius I of Persia	0	1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Achaemenid king → King of Kings → Persian ruler →
associatedWith	Achaemenid imperial ideology →
battle	Battle of Marathon →
birthDate	c. 550 BCE →
birthPlace	Persis →
burialPlace	Naqsh-e Rustam inscriptions → surface form: Naqsh-e Rostam
child	Achaemenes → surface form: Achaemenes (son of Darius I) Ariomardus → Hystaspes → surface form: Hystaspes (son of Darius I) Masistes → Xerxes I →
conflict	Greco-Persian Wars → surface form: First Persian invasion of Greece Greco-Persian Wars → surface form: Ionian Revolt
countryRuled	Achaemenid Empire →
deathDate	486 BCE →
deathPlace	Persepolis →
dynasty	Achaemenid dynasty →
father	Hystaspes →
givenName	Darius I of Persia self-linksurface differs → surface form: Darius
honorific	Darius I of Persia self-linksurface differs → surface form: Darius the Great
implemented	satrapy system of provincial administration →
knownFor	administrative reforms → construction of the Royal Road → expansion of the Achaemenid Empire → inscriptions in Old Persian cuneiform → introduction of the daric gold coin → large-scale building projects → standardization of taxation →
languageUsed	Babylonian → Elamite → Old Persian →
mother	Rhodogune →
nativeName	Dārayavauš →
notableProject	Suez Canal → surface form: Egyptian canal between Nile and Red Sea construction of Persepolis terraces and palaces → palace at Susa →
notableWork	Behistun Inscription →
predecessor	Bardiya →
regnalName	Darius I of Persia self-linksurface differs → surface form: Darius I
reignEnd	486 BCE →
reignStart	522 BCE →
religion	Zoroastrianism → surface form: Zoroastrianism (likely)
spouse	Artystone → Atossa → Parmys →
standardized	imperial Aramaic as administrative language →
successor	Xerxes I →
territorialExpansion	annexation of Egypt into the Achaemenid Empire → campaigns in Indus Valley → conquest of Thrace →
title	King of Persia → Shahanshah of Persia → surface form: Shahanshah