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Dadarsi

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Dadarsi was a Persian general of Armenian origin[1] and satrap of Bactria,[2][3] who served under Persian king Darius I the Great (522–486 BCE). He was tasked with suppressing a revolt in Margiana.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Encyclopedia Iranica ARMENIA AND IRAN ii. The pre-Islamic period Archived 2018-12-10 at the Wayback Machine:

    The conquests of Cyrus the Great made them subjects of the Persians. They seceded at the time of Darius I’s accession, but two expeditions, the first led by Dādarši, himself an Armenian, the second under Vahumisa, a Persian, ended their rebellion (DB 2.37-63).

  2. ^ Briant 2002, p. 82.
  3. ^ Fisher, William Bayne, Ilya Gershevitch, Ehsan Yar-Shater and Peter Avery, The Cambridge history of Iran, Vol.2, (Cambridge University Press, 1985), 219; "Most surprising, however, are the figures for the battle fought by the satrap of Bactria, a Persian, called Dadarsis, against the rebel Frada in Margiana...".
  4. ^ Asheri, David, Alan B. Lloyd and Aldo Corcella, A Commentary on Herodotus: Books 1-4, (Oxford University Press, 2007), 533;"After that I sent a Persian, Dadarsis by name, my subject, satrap of Bactria. Afterwards Dadarsis with the army marched off, and he fought a battle with the Margians.".

Sources

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  • Briant, Pierre (2002). From Cyrus to Alexander: A History of the Persian Empire. Eisenbrauns. pp. 1–1196. ISBN 9781575061207.