Gubaru (Gobryas)

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Achaemenid official Persian general historical figure

Gubaru (Gobryas) was a Persian general and official traditionally associated with the conquest and early governance of Babylon under Cyrus the Great.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Gobryas (Ugbaru)	1
Gubaru	0

Statements (36)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Achaemenid official ⓘ Persian general ⓘ historical figure ⓘ
allegiance	Achaemenid Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Achaemenid conquest of Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ fall of the Neo-Babylonian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
connectedTo	transition from Babylonian to Persian rule ⓘ
culture	Persian ⓘ
deathPlace	Babylon (according to some interpretations of chronicles) NERFINISHED ⓘ
employer	Achaemenid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
eventRoleDescription	led or facilitated entry of Persian forces into Babylon ⓘ
governanceRole	implementing Cyrus’s policies in Babylonia ⓘ maintaining order in Babylon after its capture ⓘ
governedFor	Cyrus the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Gobryas NERFINISHED ⓘ Gubāru NERFINISHED ⓘ Ugbaru NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalStatus	traditionally identified as Cyrus’s general at Babylon ⓘ
languageContext	Akkadian sources ⓘ Greek sources ⓘ
mentionedIn	Nabonidus Chronicle NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	early administration of Babylon for Cyrus the Great ⓘ participation in the capture of Babylon ⓘ
officeJurisdiction	Babylon and its province NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld	governor of Babylon ⓘ military commander ⓘ
possibleConfusionWith	Gobryas (courtier of Darius I) NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionOfActivity	Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousContext	operated under emerging imperial policy tolerant of local cults ⓘ
roleInEvent	conquest of Babylon ⓘ
scholarlyDebate	identity and exact role disputed by modern historians ⓘ
servedUnder	Cyrus the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ
sourceType	classical historiography ⓘ cuneiform chronicles ⓘ
timePeriod	6th century BCE ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Darius the Mede → possibleIdentificationProposedByScholars → Gubaru (Gobryas) ⓘ

Achaemenid satrapy of Babylonia → firstSatrap → Gubaru (Gobryas) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gobryas (Ugbaru)