Darius III

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Achaemenid king King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire Persian monarch

Darius III was the final king of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, best known for his defeat by Alexander the Great, which led to the empire’s collapse.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Darius III canonical 26
Darius III of Persia 6
King Darius III of Persia 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Achaemenid king ⓘ
King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
Persian monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Darius Codomannus ⓘ
associatedCity Ecbatana ⓘ
Persepolis ⓘ
birthName Artashata ⓘ
burialPlace Likely Persia (exact location uncertain) ⓘ
capital Babylon ⓘ
Persepolis ⓘ
Susa ⓘ
capturedFamilyBy Alexander the Great ⓘ
causeOfDeath Assassination ⓘ
child Drypetis ⓘ
Stateira II ⓘ
contemporary Philip II of Macedon ⓘ
country Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
deathDate 330 BC ⓘ
deathPlace Near Hecatompylos ⓘ
Parthian Empire ⓘ
surface form: Parthia
dynasty Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ
era Classical antiquity ⓘ
ethnicity Persian ⓘ
father Hystaspes ⓘ
fledAfterDefeatAt Battle of Gaugamela ⓘ
Battle of Issus ⓘ
givenName Darius ⓘ
historicalPeriod Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
surface form: Late Achaemenid period
house Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Achaemenid
killedBy Bessus ⓘ
knownFor Being the last king of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
Defeat by Alexander the Great ⓘ
language Old Persian ⓘ
surface form: Old Persian (court language)
legacy Marked the end of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
militaryRole Commander of Persian forces against Macedon ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Gaugamela ⓘ
Battle of Granicus (as opposing monarch) ⓘ
Battle of Issus ⓘ
opponent Alexander the Great ⓘ
predecessor Artaxerxes IV Arses ⓘ
rankBeforeKingship Satrap of Armenia (possibly) ⓘ
reignEnd 330 BC ⓘ
reignStart 336 BC ⓘ
religion Zoroastrianism ⓘ
spouse Stateira I ⓘ
succeededBy Macedonian rule in Persia ⓘ
successor Alexander the Great ⓘ
title King of Kings ⓘ
Shahanshah of Persia ⓘ

Referenced by (33)

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

Achaemenid Empire → lastRuler → Darius III ⓘ
Late Period of Egypt → foreignRuler → Darius III ⓘ
Asian campaign → opponentCommander → Darius III ⓘ
Stateira II → father → Darius III ⓘ
Battle of Issus → commander → Darius III ⓘ
Battle of Issus → opponentOf → Darius III ⓘ
Battle of Issus → persianLeader → Darius III ⓘ
Battle of Gaugamela → commander → Darius III ⓘ
The Battles of Alexander → depictsPerson → Darius III ⓘ
Achaemenid kings → notableMember → Darius III ⓘ
Thirty-first Dynasty of Egypt → hasMonarch → Darius III ⓘ
House of the Faun → depictsInMosaic → Darius III ⓘ
this entity surface form: Darius III of Persia
Achaemenid dynasty → notableMember → Darius III ⓘ
Stateira I → spouse → Darius III ⓘ
Stateira I → spouseOfMonarch → Darius III ⓘ
Alexander’s Asian campaign → opponentLeader → Darius III ⓘ
Wars of Alexander the Great → mainParticipant → Darius III ⓘ
Wars of Alexander the Great → opposingCommander → Darius III ⓘ
Drypetis → childOf → Darius III ⓘ
Drypetis → residedWith → Darius III ⓘ
Capture of the family of Darius III after the Battle of Issus → hasMainProtagonist → Darius III ⓘ
Barsine → father → Darius III ⓘ
Siege of Persepolis → hasParticipant → Darius III ⓘ
Siege of Persepolis → opposingCommander → Darius III ⓘ
Memnon of Rhodes → servedUnder → Darius III ⓘ
this entity surface form: Darius III of Persia
Arsites → employer → Darius III ⓘ
Arsites → servedUnder → Darius III ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Darius III of Persia
The Battle of Issus (painting by Albrecht Altdorfer) → depicts → Darius III ⓘ
this entity surface form: Darius III of Persia
Indian contingents of the Achaemenid Empire → usedBy → Darius III ⓘ
Indian contingents of the Achaemenid Empire → allegiance → Darius III ⓘ
this entity surface form: Darius III of Persia
Siege of Babylon (331 BC) → opposingCommander → Darius III ⓘ
Darius → historicallyBorneBy → Darius III ⓘ
this entity surface form: Darius III of Persia
Alexander Mosaic → depicts → Darius III ⓘ
this entity surface form: Darius III of Persia