jul 1, 522 BC - Bardiya
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Bardiya also known as Smerdis among the Greeks (possibly died 522 BC), 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 BC, or was impersonated by a magus called Gaumāta until he was toppled by Darius the Great.
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jul 1, 522 BC
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~ 2550 years ago