Bardiya
Bardiya or Smerdis (Old Persian: 𐎲𐎼𐎮𐎡𐎹 Bạrdiya; Ancient Greek: Σμέρδις Smérdis; possibly died 522 BCE), also named as Tanyoxarces (Ancient Greek: Τανυοξάρκης Tanuoxárkēs) by Ctesias, was a son of Cyrus the Great and the younger brother of Cambyses II, both Persian kings. There are sharply divided views on his life. Bardiya either ruled the Achaemenid Empire for a few months in 522 BCE, or was impersonated by a magus called Gaumāta (Old Persian: 𐎥𐎢𐎶𐎠𐎫), whose name is given by Ctesias as Sphendadates (Old Persian: Spantadātaʰ; Ancient Greek: Σφενδαδάτης Sphendadátēs), until he was toppled by Darius the Great.
| Bardiya 𐎲𐎼𐎮𐎡𐎹 | |
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Portrait of the Achaemenid ruler toppled by Darius, as appearing on the Behistun inscription: he was either the legitimate Bardiya, or, as claimed by Darius, an imposter named Gaumāta. | |
| King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire Pharaoh of Egypt | |
| Reign | 522 BC |
| Predecessor | Cambyses II |
| Successor | Darius the Great |
| Burial | 522 BC |
| Spouse | Phaedymia |
| Issue | Parmys |
| Dynasty | Achaemenid |
| Father | Cyrus the Great |
| Mother | Cassandane |
| Religion | Zoroastrianism |
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