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Aryandes

Persian satrap of Egypt between 525 BCE and 496 BCE

Summary

Persian satrap of Egypt between 525 BCE and 496 BCE

Field	Value
Name	Aryandes
Style	Satrap of Egypt
Image	Western_part_of_the_Achaemenid_Empire.jpg
Caption	Aryandes was the first satrap of the Achaemenid Province of Egypt.
Predecessor	new office
Successor	Pherendates
Dynasty	27th Dynasty
Pharaoh	Cambyses II to Darius I

Aryandes (Old Iranian: Aryavanda or Arvanta, Ancient Greek: Ἀρυάνδης) was the first Achaemenid satrap of ancient Egypt between 525 BCE and 496 BCE, during the early 27th Dynasty of Egypt.

Career

When king Cambyses II defeated pharaoh Psamtik III at the battle of Pelusium (525 BCE), Egypt became a satrapy of the Achaemenid empire, and Aryandes was appointed satrap shortly after. In 522 BCE, Aryandes was overthrown in a revolt against the Achaemenid rule led by a native Egyptian pharaoh, Petubastis III. The rebellion was personally quelled by the new king Darius I during his expedition to Egypt in 518 BCE, and Aryandes was reinstated. The satrap then attempted to subjugate Libya with poor results.

Around 496 BCE, Aryandes fell out of favour with Darius I and was deposed and replaced by Pherendates. It appears more likely that Darius had real concerns that Aryandes would declare independence for his satrapy.

References

Ray, John D.. (2006). "The Cambridge Ancient History (2nd ed.), vol. IV – Persia, Greece and the Western Mediterranean c. 525 to 479 B.C.". Cambridge University Press.
{{rp. 266 The reason for this decision is unknown, with [[Herodotus]] and later [[Polyaenus]] claiming that the satrap started [[Mint (facility). minting]] his own [[siglos. silver coinage]], calling it ''aryandic'' in opposition to the golden, already existing, [[daric]], thus irritating the Persian king. This story is now considered unlikely because no aryandic has yet been found.[http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/aryandes-achaemenid-satrap-of-egypt ARYANDES] at the ''[[Encyclopædia Iranica]]''

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