Driis biography for kids

Darius the Great (c. BC– / BC) was the son of Hystaspes and Shah of Iran from BC to BC. After Darius became Shah of Iran, he divided the Persian Empire into twenty provinces, and appointed a governor for each province.

He introduced golden coins and developed commerce within the empire and trade without. Darius allowed Jews to rebuild the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem. He also built many temples in Egypt. The largest building that was built by Darius, is the new capital of Persepolis, near Pasargadae.

Driis biography for kids

Darius died in Persepolis. His tomb was cut into a rock face near Persepolis. After his death, Xerxes became the Shah of Iran.

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• The name of Darius I in Old Persian cuneiform on the DNa inscription of his tomb: Dārayavauš (Lua error in Module:Wikt-lang at line Name for the language code "peo" could not be retrieved with anguageName, so it should be added to Module:Wikt-lang/data.)

• Lineage of Darius the Great a