Darius the Great

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Monarch
gptkbp:birthYear c. 550 BC
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Persepolis
gptkbp:children gptkb:Hystaspes
gptkb:Darius_II
gptkb:Achaemenes
Xerxes I
Amestris
Artaxerxes I
gptkbp:deathYear 486 BC
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Achaemenid
gptkbp:father gptkb:Hystaspes
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Ancient Persia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Darius the Great
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:the_Persian_Wars
the Royal Road
administrative reforms
the development of infrastructure
the use of spies
the promotion of trade
the promotion of arts and culture
the promotion of agriculture
the establishment of a tax system
the establishment of a system of weights and measures
the Behistun Inscription
the construction of roads
the establishment of a legal system
the establishment of a common currency
the establishment of satrapies
the codification of laws
the encouragement of religious tolerance
the introduction of a standardized coinage
the organization of the empire into provinces
the patronage of scholars and philosophers
the support of science and technology
expansion_of_the_Persian_Empire
construction_of_Persepolis
the_construction_of_the_Apadana_Palace
the_introduction_of_the_Persian_postal_system
the_construction_of_the_canal_from_the_Nile_to_the_Red_Sea
gptkbp:language gptkb:Old_Persian
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Egyptian_campaign
Battle of Marathon
Scythian_campaign
gptkbp:mother Atossa
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Cambyses_II
gptkbp:reign 522 BC
486 BC
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Zoroastrianism
gptkbp:spouse Atossa
Artystone
Phaedyme
gptkbp:successor Xerxes I
gptkbp:title King of Kings