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Darius the Great

550 BC - 486 BC

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Darius I (Old Persian: 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 Dārayavaʰuš; c. 550 – 486 BCE), commonly known as Darius the Great, was the third King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 522 BCE until his death in 486 BCE. He ruled the empire at its territorial peak, when it included much of West Asia, parts of the Balkans (Thrace–Macedonia and Paeonia) and the Caucasus, most of the Black Sea's coastal regions, Central Asia, the Indus Valley in the far east, and portions of North Africa and Northeast Africa including Egypt (Mudrâya), eastern Libya, and coastal Sudan. Darius ascended the throne by overthrowing the Achaemenid monarch Bardiya (or Smerdis), who he claimed was in fact an imposter named Gaumata. The new king met with rebellions throughout the empire but quelled each of them; a major event in Darius's life was his expedition to subjugate Greece and punish Athens and Eretria for their participation in the Ionian Revolt. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Darius the Great is the 64th most popular politician (up from 105th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Georgia (up from 3rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Georgian Politician.

Darius the Great was a Persian emperor who ruled from 522 to 486 BC. He is most famous for his military campaigns, which led to the expansion of the Persian Empire and its dominance over the ancient world.

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Among politicians, Darius the Great ranks 64 out of 19,576. Before him are Henry Kissinger, Abraham Lincoln, James K. Polk, William III of England, James II of England, and Pompey. After him are Mikhail Gorbachev, Kim Jong-il, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Attila, Maria Theresa, and Osman I.

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Among people born in 550 BC, Darius the Great ranks 1. After him are Cambyses II, Zechariah, Hecataeus of Miletus, Aristides, Haggai, Ephialtes of Trachis, Himilco, Mahākāśyapa, Alcetas I of Macedon, Atossa, and Labashi-Marduk. Among people deceased in 486 BC, Darius the Great ranks 1. 

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In Georgia

Among people born in Georgia, Darius the Great ranks 2 out of 406. Before him are Joseph Stalin (1879). After him are Attila (406), Aram Khachaturian (1903), Eduard Shevardnadze (1928), Shota Rustaveli (1172), Tamar of Georgia (1166), Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893), Tigran Petrosian (1929), Zviad Gamsakhurdia (1939), Yakov Dzhugashvili (1907), and Sergei Parajanov (1924).

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Among politicians born in Georgia, Darius the Great ranks 2. Before him are Joseph Stalin (1879). After him are Attila (406), Eduard Shevardnadze (1928), Tamar of Georgia (1166), Zviad Gamsakhurdia (1939), Kato Svanidze (1885), Mikheil Saakashvili (1967), Rusudan of Georgia (1194), David IV of Georgia (1073), Sergei Witte (1849), and Sergo Ordzhonikidze (1886).

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