Stateira (queen)

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Stateira was a Persian queen and principal wife of Artaxerxes II of the Achaemenid Empire, noted in classical sources for her influence at court and her tragic death amid royal intrigues.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Stateira (wife of Artaxerxes II) 4
Stateira 3
Stateira (queen) canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Achaemenid queen
Persian noblewoman
queen
child Ariaspes
Darius (son of Artaxerxes II)
Ochus (later Artaxerxes III)
linked to: Artaxerxes III

several daughters
conflictWith Parysatis
country Achaemenid Empire
courtInfluence exerted significant influence at the Achaemenid court
culture Persian
deathApproximateDate late 5th or early 4th century BC
deathCause murder
deathContext court intrigue at the Achaemenid court
deathManner poisoning
deathPlace Persian royal court
linked to: Persian court
describedIn Diodorus Siculus
Plutarch
classical Greek sources
familyConnection Hydarnid family
father Hydarnes
killedBy Parysatis
knownFor influence over Artaxerxes II
intervening in political and dynastic matters
tragic death amid royal intrigues
language Old Persian (likely)
maritalStatus principal wife of Artaxerxes II
mother Unknown
name Stateira
notableEvent assassinated through poisoning arranged by Parysatis
became principal wife of Artaxerxes II after his accession
politicalRole mediator in court disputes
protector of certain courtiers and relatives
positionHeld Queen of the Achaemenid Empire
relativeByMarriage Parysatis
religion ancient Iranian religion
residence Persepolis
Persian royal court
Susa
spouse Artaxerxes II
spouseDynasty Achaemenid dynasty
spousePosition King of Kings
spouseReign Artaxerxes II of Persia
linked to: Artaxerxes II
spouseReignEnd 358 BC
spouseReignStart 404 BC
timePeriod 4th century BC
Late Achaemenid period
title Great Queen of Persia
linked to: Queen Atossa

Queen

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Referenced by (8)

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

Artaxerxes II spouse Stateira (queen)
Darius II of Persia child Stateira
linked to: Stateira (queen)
Queen of Persia titleHolderOf Stateira
linked to: Stateira (queen)
Parysatis successorAsPrincipalQueen Stateira (wife of Artaxerxes II)
linked to: Stateira (queen)
Ariaspes mother Stateira (wife of Artaxerxes II)
linked to: Stateira (queen)
Ariaspes relative Stateira (wife of Artaxerxes II)
linked to: Stateira (queen)
Ochus mother Stateira
linked to: Stateira (queen)
Statira saidToBeTheSameAs Stateira (wife of Artaxerxes II)
linked to: Stateira (queen)