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  2. Darius the Great - Wikipedia

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    Darius I (Old Persian: 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎒𐏁 DārayavaΚ°uš; 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.

  3. List of monarchs of Iran - Wikipedia

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    Darius the Great – 550 BC Son of ... have ended with the collapse of the Sasanian Empire as a result of the Muslim conquest ... Empire; Great Civilization; History ...

  4. Dhu al-Qarnayn - Wikipedia

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    In modern times, some Muslim scholars have argued in favour of Dhu al-Qarnayn being actually Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Achaemenid Empire and conqueror of Persia and Babylon. Proponents of this view cite Daniel 's vision in the Old Testament where he saw a two-horned ram that represents "the kings of Media and Persia" ( Daniel 8:20 ...

  5. Darius III - Wikipedia

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    Darius attempted to employ the same strategy, with the Spartans rebelling against the Macedonians, but the Spartans were defeated at Megalopolis. Darius did not take the field against Alexander's army until a year and a half after Granicus, at the Battle of Issus in 333 BC. His forces outnumbered Alexander's soldiers by at least a 2 to 1 ratio ...

  6. King of Kings - Wikipedia

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    The final Shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire was Yazdegerd III (r. 632–651 AD). His reign ended with the defeat and conquest of Persia by the Rashidun Caliphate, ending the last pre-Islamic Iranian Empire. [32] The defeat of Yazdegerd and the fall of the Sasanian Empire was a blow to the national sentiment of the Iranians, which was slow to ...

  7. List of Muslim states and dynasties - Wikipedia

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    After that Muslim dynasties rose; some of these dynasties established notable and prominent Muslim empires, such as the Umayyad Empire and later the Abbasid Empire, [1] [2] Ottoman Empire centered around Anatolia, the Safavid Empire of Persia, and the Mughal Empire in India. [citation needed]

  8. Persepolis - Wikipedia

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    Darius the great king, king of kings, king of countries, son of Hystaspes, an Achaemenid. King Darius says: This is the kingdom which I hold, from the Sacae who are beyond Sogdia , to Kush , and from Sind ( Old Persian : πƒπŽ‘πŽ­πŽ’πŽΊ , romanized: Hidauv , locative of Hiduš , i.e. " Indus valley ") to Lydia ( Old Persian : Spardâ ...

  9. Tomb of Darius the Great - Wikipedia

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    A great god is Ahuramazda, who created this earth, who created yonder sky, who created man, who created happiness for man, who made Darius king, one king of many, one lord of many. I am Darius the great king, king of kings , king of countries containing all kinds of men, king in this great earth far and wide, son of Hystaspes , an Achaemenid ...