Achaemenid Empire
Iranian (Persian) empire (550–330 BC)
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Summary
Achaemenid Empire is a historical country[1]. It ranks in the top 0.13% of historical country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44,546 views/month, #2 of 1,549).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Zoroastrianism[3], Babylonian religion[4], religion of ancient Egypt[5]
- Country: Medo-Persia[6]
- Continent: Asia[7], Europe[8], Africa[9]
- Instance of: historical period[10]
- Capital: Babylon[11], Pasargadae[12], Persepolis[13], Susa[14], Ecbatana[15]
- Currency: Persian daric[16], siglos[17]
- Shares border with: Scythia[18]
- Basic form of government: monarchy[19], theocracy[20]
- Named after: Achaemenid dynasty[21]
- Follows: Median Kingdom[22], Neo-Babylonian Empire[23], Lydia[24], Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt[25], Massagetae[26], Sogdia[27], Gandhara Kingdom[28], Neo-Elamite period[29]
- Followed by: Macedonia[30], Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt[31], Sogdia[32]
- Part of: Achaemenid Period[33], Medo-Persia[34], Persian Empire[35]
- Commons category: Achaemenid Empire[36]
- Has part(s): Kingdom of Cilicia (ancient)[37]
- Inception: 550 BC[38]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: January 1, 330 BC[39]
- Start time: 550 BC[40]
- End time: 330 BC[41]
- Coordinate location: 32.53638889, 44.42083333[42]
- Topic's main category: Category:Achaemenid Empire[43]
- Population: 17,000,000[44], 35,000,000[45]
- Political ideology: multiculturalism[46]
- Described by source: Larousse Encyclopedia online[47], The Encyclopedia Americana[48], Pauly–Wissowa[49]
- Demonym: Achaemenid[50], Persian[51], هخامنشی[52], Achaemenian[53], پارس[54], Ahemenid[55], Ahemenidka[56]
- Native label: 𐎧𐏁𐏂[57]
Why It Matters
Achaemenid Empire has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]