Mazaios
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Mazaeus or Mazday (Aramaic: 𐡌𐡆𐡃𐡉 MZDY, Greek: Μαζαῖος Mazaios) (died 328 BC) was an Achaemenid Persian noble, satrap (a type of governor) of Cilicia and later satrap of Babylon for the Achaemenid Empire. He retained the satrapy after Babylon was under the rule of Alexander the Great.
Key facts
- Military person.name
- Mazaeus
- Military person.native_name
- Mazaios
- Military person.birth_date
- 385 BC
- Military person.death_date
- 328 BC (aged 57 years)
- Military person.death_place
- Babylon
- Military person.image
- Coin of Mazaeus.jpg
- Military person.caption
- Possible coin of Mazaeus
- Military person.allegiance
- Achaemenid Empire, Macedonian Empire
- Military person.rank
- Satrap of Cilicia (under the Achaemenids)Satrap of Babylon (under Alexander the Great)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of death
- Babylon
- Occupation
- governor
- Position held
- satrap
- Military rank
- general
- Image
- CILICIA, Myriandros. Mazaios. Satrap of Cilicia, 361-0-334 BCE.jpg
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- date of birth
- 0385-01-01
- Commons category
- Mazaeus
- date of death
- 0328-01-01
- allegiance
- Achaemenid Empire
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- different from
- Mazeuil
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Life
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- References
Mazaeus or Mazday (Aramaic: 𐡌𐡆𐡃𐡉 MZDY, Greek: Μαζαῖος Mazaios) (died 328 BC) was an Achaemenid Persian noble, satrap (a type of governor) of Cilicia and later satrap of Babylon for the Achaemenid Empire. He retained the satrapy after Babylon was under the rule of Alexander the Great.
==Life== Mazaeus was the penultimate Persian satrap (governor) of Cilicia. His successor in Cilicia was Arsames, who was ultimately expelled by Alexander the Great.
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