King Darius

GPTKB entity

Properties (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Persia
gptkbp:children gptkb:Hystaspes
gptkb:Darius_II
Xerxes I
Amestris
Artobazanes
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Persia
gptkbp:dynasty Achaemenid Dynasty
gptkbp:father gptkb:Hystaspes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Darius
gptkbp:knownFor administrative reforms
the promotion of trade
the establishment of a postal system
the establishment of a system of weights and measures
the codification of laws
the creation of satrapies
the encouragement of arts and culture
the introduction of standardized coinage
the introduction of the concept of 'King of Kings'
the use of spies (the 'King's Eyes')
the_construction_of_Persepolis
construction_of_the_Royal_Road
expanding_the_Persian_Empire
the_Darius_inscriptions
the_construction_of_the_Apadana_Palace
the_inscription_at_Behistun
the_building_of_the_canal_from_the_Nile_to_the_Red_Sea
the_establishment_of_the_Persian_Empire_as_a_major_world_power
gptkbp:language gptkb:Old_Persian
gptkb:Elamite
Akkadian
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Egyptian_campaign
Battle of Marathon
Scythian_campaign
gptkbp:mother Atossa
gptkbp:predecessor King Cambyses II
gptkbp:reign 522 BC
486 BC
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Zoroastrianism
gptkbp:spouse Atossa
Phaedyme
gptkbp:successor gptkb:King_Xerxes_I