Darius I the Great

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Achaemenid_dynasty
gptkbp:born c. 550 BC
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Naqsh-e_Rustam
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Persepolis
gptkbp:child gptkb:Artystone
gptkb:Hystaspes_II
gptkb:Achaemenes
gptkb:Amestris
gptkb:Roxane
gptkb:Xerxes_I
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Babylon
gptkb:India
gptkb:Thrace
gptkb:Lydia
gptkb:Scythia
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Achaemenid
gptkbp:end_of_life 486 BC
gptkbp:established gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:currency
satrapies
standardized weights and measures
gptkbp:father gptkb:Hystaspes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Darius I the Great
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:legal_reforms
gptkb:the_Persian_Wars
infrastructure projects
the Royal Road
administrative reforms
construction of Persepolis
expansion of the Persian Empire
the promotion of trade and commerce
the establishment of a legal code
the Behistun Inscription
the encouragement of arts and culture
the construction of the Royal Road
the use of spies (the ' King's Eyes')
the construction of the canal from the Nile to the Red Sea
the establishment of the Persian Empire as a major world power
the introduction of the Persian calendar
gptkbp:language Old Persian
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:Thrace
gptkb:Scythia
gptkb:historical_figure
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Atossa
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Cambyses_II
gptkbp:reign_end 522 BC
486 BC
gptkbp:religion gptkb:City
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Artystone
gptkb:Atossa
Phaidyme
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Xerxes_I
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_Kings