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Smerdis, King of Persia, -approximately 527 B.C.

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Variants

Bardiya, King of Persia, -approximately 527 B.C.
Bardiyah, King of Persia, -approximately 527 B.C.
Smerdis, King of Persia, d. ca. 527 B.C.

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http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/nr94018056

Death Date

Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC%7Cnr+94018056#skos:Concept

Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

Bardija
Bardiya Label from public data source Wikidata
Smerdis, King of Persia, -approximately 527 BC

Earlier Established Forms

Smerdis, King of Persia, d. ca. 527 B.C.

Sources

found: Testi inediti datati al regno di Bardiya (522 a.C.), 1991:p. xvi, etc. (Bardiya was crowned king of Babylonia [from 538 B.C. a region of the Persian Empire] on 7-1-522 B.C. and died the same year)

found: LC in RLIN, 5-17-94(hdg.: Smerdis, King of Persia, d. ca. 527 B.C.; no usage)

found: Enc. Brit., 15th ed.(Smerdis (6th cent. B.C.); actually named Bardiya, but called Smerdis in the writings of Herodotus; Darius' inscription claims Smerdis was killed and impersonated by Guamata; others believe the man crowned was the true Smerdis)

found: Enc. Amer., 1993(Smerdis, Greek name of Bardiyah)

found: Enc. Iranica(Bardiya, younger son of Cyrus the Great; called Smerdis by Herodotus)

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1994-06-02: new

2013-03-14: revised

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