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Latest revision as of 03:37, 7 May 2024
Seven Achaemenid clans or seven Achaemenid houses were seven significant families that had key roles during the Achaemenid era. Only one of them had regnant pedigree.[1]
Nobles of the seven clans[edit]
According to Herodotus, after the departure of Cambyses II for Egypt, the usurper Gaumata impersonated Bardiya (Smerdis), the younger brother of Cambyses, and became king. A group of seven Persian noblemen became suspicious of the false king and conspired to overthrow Gaumata. After the death of Gaumata, in a negotiation to determine the form of government, Otanes (Hutan) recommended a democratic government but his offer was not adopted and monarchy continued in Iran.[2]
The names of them were mentioned in Herodotus' Histories and the Behistun Inscription:
- Otanes
- Ardumanish (possibly the same as Aspathines)
- Gobryas, father of Mardonius
- Intaphrenes
- Megabyzus I
- Hydarnes
- Darius I
Arthur Emanuel Christensen the Danish historian and Iranologist, Herodotus was mistaken to say their main prominence was participation of them in murder of Gaumata. Also, the Parthians continued those formations.[3]
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References[edit]
- Sassanid Persia by Arthur Emanuel Christensen