Achaemenid dynasty
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The Achaemenid dynasty (Old Persian: 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁𐎡𐎹 Haxāmanišyaʰ; Persian: هخامنشی Haxâmaneši; Ancient Greek: Ἀχαιμενίδαι Achaimenidai; Latin: Achaemenides)[1] was a royal house that ruled the Persian Empire, which eventually stretched from Egypt and the Balkans in the west to Central Asia and the Indus Valley in the east.[2][3][4]
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House of Achaemenes 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁𐎡𐎹 | |
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Place of origin | Persis |
Founded | 705 BCE |
Founder | Achaemenes (traditional) |
Final ruler | Darius III |
Titles | Shah of PersiaKing of BabylonPharaoh of Egypt |
Estate(s) | Achaemenid Persian Empire |
Dissolution | 330 BCE |
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