# Darius III

_Last king of the Achaemenid Empire (r. 336–330 BC)_

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> Darius III was the thirteenth and last Achaemenid King of Kings of Persia, reigning from 336 BC to his death in 330 BC.

## Quick facts

- **Place of birth:** Persis ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102865#P19))
- **Place of death:** Bactria ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102865#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Achaemenid Empire ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102865#P27))
- **Occupation:** monarch ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102865#P106))
- **Spouse:** Stateira ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102865#P26))
- **Positions held:** pharaoh; shah; satrap; King of Kings ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102865#P39))

## Questions

**What positions has Darius III held?**  
Positions held by Darius III include: pharaoh; shah; satrap; King of Kings.

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- [Stateira](https://diginpl.com/people/stateira-q470337)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Darius III](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darius_III) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q102865](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102865) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Darius III mosaic.jpg by Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany (CC BY-SA 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Darius_III_mosaic.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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