Civil war

Achaemenid Civil War

522 BCE – 520 BCE · 36.27° N, 46.69° E

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When
522 BCE – 520 BCE
Kind
Civil war
Coordinates
36.27° N, 46.69° E
Description
522–520 BCE civil war in the Achaemenid Empire

Placed at the middle of its battles.

Achaemenid Civil War (522–520 BC)

Achaemenid Civil War (522-520 BC)

Between 522 and 520 BCE, a large scale civil war broke out within the Achaemenid Empire over the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of Achaemenid King of Kings Bardiya and the ascension to the throne of Darius the Great.

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