Bardiya

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Bardiya was a son of the Achaemenid ruler Cyrus the Great who briefly and controversially claimed the Persian throne in the late 6th century BCE.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Bardiya canonical 15
Pseudo-Bardiya 1
Smerdis 1

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Achaemenid prince
Persian royal
historical figure
allegedImpostor Gaumata
alsoKnownAs Bardiya
surface form: Smerdis

Tanyoxarces
associatedEvent Achaemenid succession crisis of 522 BCE
causeOfDeath assassination
centuryOfBirth 6th century BCE
centuryOfDeath 6th century BCE
country Achaemenid Empire
deathBeforeAccessionAccordingTo Cambyses II
Darius I of Persia
surface form: Darius I
disputedStatus legitimate king
usurper
dynasty Achaemenid dynasty
era Late 6th century BCE
ethnicity Persian
father Cyrus the Great
givenName Bardiya self-link
historicalControversy identity of the ruler called Smerdis
whether the reigning Smerdis was an impostor
house King of Persia
surface form: House of Cyrus
killedBy Darius I of Persia
surface form: Darius I

conspirators against Bardiya
languageOfName Old Persian
mentionedIn Behistun Inscription
works of Herodotus
surface form: Herodotus' Histories
notableFor brief and controversial claim to the Persian throne
role in succession crisis after Cambyses II
positionHeld Shahanshah of Persia
surface form: King of Persia
predecessor Cambyses II
realm Persia
regionOfRule Iran
reignEnd 522 BCE
reignStart 522 BCE
religion ancient Iranian religion
royalTitle King of Kings
sibling Cambyses II
sourceType classical historiography
royal inscriptions
successor Darius I of Persia
surface form: Darius I

Referenced by (17)

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

Cyrus the Great child Bardiya
Bardiya givenName Bardiya self-link
Bardiya alsoKnownAs Bardiya
this entity surface form: Smerdis
Cambyses II successor Bardiya
Cambyses II sibling Bardiya
Atossa spouse Bardiya
Atossa sibling Bardiya
Artystone relative Bardiya
Tanyoxarces nameVariant Bardiya
Gaumata predecessor Bardiya
Gaumata allegedIdentity Bardiya
Gaumata claimedIdentity Bardiya
Gaumata alternativeName Bardiya
this entity surface form: Pseudo-Bardiya
House of Cyrus hasMember Bardiya