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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Darius III has received more than 2,305,366 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 72 in 2019). Darius III is the 205th most popular politician (down from 158th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Iran (down from 6th 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

Among politicians, Darius III ranks 205 out of 19,576. Before him are Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, Henry III of France, Hosni Mubarak, Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, Bayezid I, and Mehmed I. After him are Joanna of Castile, Heraclius, Amenhotep III, George H. W. Bush, Haakon VII of Norway, and Louis XVII of France.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Darius III ranks 9 out of 631. Before him are Zoroaster (-2000), Ruhollah Khomeini (1902), Cyrus the Great (-600), Xerxes I (-519), Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919), and Ali Khamenei (1939). After him are Harun al-Rashid (766), Ismail I (1487), Abu Nuwas (762), Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi (865), Jabir ibn Hayyan (721), and Esther (-600).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Darius III ranks 5. Before him are Cyrus the Great (-600), Xerxes I (-519), Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919), and Ali Khamenei (1939). After him are Harun al-Rashid (766), Cambyses II (-550), Malik-Shah I (1055), Tahmasp I (1514), Nader Shah (1688), Khosrow I (501), and Reza Shah (1878).

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