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Bessus

Bessus or Bessos (Old Persian: *Bayaçā; Ancient Greek: Βήσσος), also known by his regnal name Artaxerxes V (Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 Artaxšaçāʰ; Ancient Greek: Ἀρταξέρξης; died summer 329 BC), was a Persian satrap of the eastern Achaemenid satrapy of Bactria, as well as the self-proclaimed King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 330 to 329 BC.

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Died
329 BC Ecbatana
Dynasty
Achaemenid dynasty
Predecessor
Darius III
Reign
330–329 BC
Religion
Zoroastrianism
Successor
Alexander the Great (Macedonian Empire)

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Bessus

Nodes84
Edges83
Triples241
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.02381
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related to Modern works · 128
Bessus → Achaeamenid Period, Achaemenid Persian Empire, Afāżel, Age, Alexander, Alexander's Empire, Amélie, Architecture IV, Ardašīr, Armenia, Art, Artaxerxes, Aršāma, Attested, Behruz, Bessos, Bibliographies II, Binder, Blackwell Publishing, Bloomsbury Publishing
related to Reign · 50
Bessus → According, Achaemenid Empire, Alexander, Arachosia-Drangiana, Aria, Around, Artaxerxes, Bactra, Bactria, Bactria-Sogdiana, Bactrian, Bactrians, Bagoas, Barsaentes, BC, BC Greek, Central Asia, Chorasmians, Darius III's, Diodorus Siculus
related to Career · 27
Bessus → According, Achaemenid, Alexander, As, Bactria, Battle, BC, Central Asia, Dahae, Darius III, During, Following, Great, He, India, Iranian, Iranologist Richard Foltz, Issus, King, Kings Darius III
related to In Persian literature · 15
Bessus → Alexander, Book, Dara, Dara II, Darius III, Following, Iskandar, Janusipar, Janusipar/Janushyar, Kings, Mahyar, Nabarzanes, Persian, Seeing, Shahnameh
related to Name · 13
Bessus → Akkadian Ar-ta-ʾ-ḫa-šá-is-su, Artaxerxes, Bayaçā, Elamite Ir-tak-ik-ša-iš-ša, Greek, Greek Artaxérxes, Ir-da-ik-ša-iš-ša, It, Latin, Middle Persian, New Persian Ardašīr, Old Persian, Old Persian Artaxšaçā
Died · 1
Bessus → 329 BC Ecbatana
Dynasty · 1
Bessus → Achaemenid dynasty
Predecessor · 1
Bessus → Darius III
Reign · 1
Bessus → 330–329 BC
Religion · 1
Bessus → Zoroastrianism

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alexander isbn darius persian achaemenid iii empire bc bactria macedonian new pp satrap name 330 greek king great shahnameh ed

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BessusDied329 BC Ecbatana1.00infobox
BessusDynastyAchaemenid dynasty1.00infobox
BessusPredecessorDarius III1.00infobox
BessusReign330–329 BC1.00infobox
BessusReligionZoroastrianism1.00infobox
BessusSuccessorAlexander the Great (Macedonian Empire)1.00infobox
Spitamenesinstance ofadministered by officers0.80text
Oxyartesinstance ofadministered by officers0.80text
Bessusrelated to CareerNothing0.60section
Bessusrelated to CareerAchaemenid0.60section
Bessusrelated to CareerDuring0.60section
Bessusrelated to CareerKing0.60section

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