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Darius III

380 BC - 330 BC

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Darius III (Old Persian: 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 Dārayavaʰuš; Ancient Greek: Δαρεῖος Dareios; c. 380– 330 BC) was the thirteenth and last Achaemenid King of Kings of Persia, reigning from 336 BC to his death in 330 BC. Contrary to his predecessor Artaxerxes IV Arses, Darius was a distant member of the Achaemenid dynasty. During his early career, he was reportedly an obscure figure among his peers and first rose to prominence during the Cadusian expedition of Artaxerxes III in the 350s BC. As a reward for his bravery, he was given the Satrapy of Armenia. Around 340 BC, he was placed in charge of the royal "postal service," a high-ranking position. In 338 BC, Artaxerxes III met an abrupt end after being poisoned by the court eunuch and chiliarch (hazahrapatish) Bagoas, who installed Artaxerxes' youngest son Arses on the throne. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Darius III is the 282nd most popular politician (down from 205th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Iran (down from 9th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Iranian Politician.

Darius III was the last king of the Achaemenid Empire. He is famous for his defeat at the hands of Alexander the Great in the Battle of Gaugamela.

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Among politicians, Darius III ranks 282 out of 19,576. Before him are Slobodan Milošević, Pratibha Patil, Augusto Pinochet, Louis Philippe I, Reinhard Heydrich, and Charles I of Austria. After him are Demosthenes, Louis XII of France, Wu Zetian, Henry II of France, Ferdinand I of Austria, and Babur.

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Among people born in 380 BC, Darius III ranks 1. After him are Pytheas, Memnon of Rhodes, Oxyartes, Anaxarchus, Demades, Anaximenes of Lampsacus, Mentor of Rhodes, and Lanike. Among people deceased in 330 BC, Darius III ranks 1. After him are Praxiteles, Ephorus, Philotas, Peucestas, Archestratus, Alexander of Lyncestis, Kidinnu, Nicanor, and Ariobarzanes of Persis.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Darius III ranks 11 out of 631. Before him are Zoroaster (-2000), Ruhollah Khomeini (1902), Abu Nuwas (762), Jabir ibn Hayyan (721), Harun al-Rashid (766), and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919). After him are Ali Khamenei (1939), Bahá'u'lláh (1817), Esther (-600), Hafez (1325), Ismail I (1487), and Abdul Qadir Gilani (1078).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Darius III ranks 5. Before him are Xerxes I (-519), Cyrus the Great (-600), Harun al-Rashid (766), and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919). After him are Ali Khamenei (1939), Cambyses II (-550), Malik-Shah I (1055), Xerxes II of Persia (-500), Tahmasp I (1514), Khosrow I (501), and Nader Shah (1688).

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