NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Cilicia (satrapy)

Cilicia was a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire, with its capitol at Tarsus. It was conquered sometime in the 540's by Cyrus the Great. Cilicia was a vassal, and although it had a vassal king had to pay a tribute of 360 horses and 500 talents of silver, according to Herodotus. The fertile Cilician plains were the most important part of the satrapy. Satrap (Greek σατράπης satrápēs, from Old Persian xšaθrapā(van), i. ... The Achaemenid Empire (Old Persian: HakhÄmanishiyan, Ù‡Ø®Ø§Ù…Ù†Ø´ÛŒØ§Ù† also frequently, the Achaemenid Persian Empire.) (559 BCâ€“330 BC) was the first of the Persian Empires to rule over significant portions of Greater Iran. ... Cyrus the Great (Old Persian: KÅ«ruÅ¡[1], modern Persian: Ú©ÙˆØ±ÙˆØ´ Ø¨Ø²Ø±Ú¯, Kurosh-e Bozorg) (ca. ...

There were several sanctuaries that remained more or less independent from Persian rule. Some of these included Castabala, Mazaca, and Mallus.

The last vassal king of Cilicia became involved in the civil war between Artaxerxes II and Cyrus the Younger. Having sided with Cyrus the Younger, who was defeated, the king was dethroned and Cilicia became an ordinary satrapy. Artaxerxes II (c. ... Cyrus the Younger, son of Darius II and Parysatis, was a Persian prince and general. ...

The second to last satrap (governor) of Cilicia was the Babylonian Mazaeus. Shortly aftwards, his successor was expelled by Alexander the Great. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Babylonia was an ancient state in Iraq), combining the territories of Sumer and Akkad. ... Alexander the Great (Greek: ,[1] Megas Alexandros; July 356 BCâ€“June 11, 323 BC), also known as Alexander III, king of Macedon (336â€“323 BC), was one of the most successful military commanders in history. ...

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Cilicia as Roman province, 120 AD In Antiquity, Cilicia (ÎšÎ¹Î»Î¹ÎºÎ¯Î±) was the name of a region, now known as Ã‡ukurova, and often a political unit, on the southeastern coast of Asia Minor (modern Turkey), north of Cyprus. ... The Cilician Gates of wic (Turkish KÃ¼lek Boazi or Gulek Bogazi) form the main passage through the Taurus Mountains of southern Turkey. ...

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Categories: Provinces of the Achaemenid Empire | Ancient Iranian provinces | History of Iran | Pre Islamic Heritage of Iran The Achaemenid Empire (Old Persian: HakhÄmanishiyan, Ù‡Ø®Ø§Ù…Ù†Ø´ÛŒØ§Ù† also frequently, the Achaemenid Persian Empire.) (559 BCâ€“330 BC) was the first of the Persian Empires to rule over significant portions of Greater Iran. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1314x635, 133 KB)Persian Empire - Used by permission of the University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin. ... FÄrs (Persian: ÙØ§Ø±Ø³) is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. ... Elam (Persian: ØªÙ…Ø¯Ù† Ø§ÛŒÙ„Ø§Ù…) is one of the oldest recorded civilizations. ... Babylon (in Arabic: Ø¨Ø§Ø¨Ù„; in Syriac: Ü’Ü’Ü™Ü in Hebrew:×‘×‘×œ) was an ancient city in Mesopotamia (modern Al Hillah, Iraq), the ruins of which can be found in present-day Babil Province, about 80km south of Baghdad. ... A cataphract-style parade armour from gold scales of Sakas King found in Issyk in Kazakhstan in 1970[1] The Sakas were Iranian people stock who lived in what is now Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and parts of Iran, Ukraine, and Altay Mountains and Siberia in Russia, in the... Pamphylia, in ancient geography, was the region in the south of Asia Minor, between Lycia and Cilicia, extending from the Mediterranean to Mount Taurus. ... Paphlagonia was an ancient area on the Black Sea coast of north central Anatolia, situated between Bithynia and Pontus, and separated from Phrygia (later, Galatia) by a prolongation to the east of the Bithynian Olympus. ... Cappadocia (from Old Persian Katpatuka) was a satrapy (province) of the Achaemenid Empire used by the Achaemenids to administer the regions beyond the Taurus and Euphrates. ... Location of Caria Caria (Greek ÎšÎ±ÏÎ¯Î±; see also List of traditional Greek place names) was a region of Asia Minor, situated south of Ionia, and west of Phrygia and Lycia. ... GandhÄra (Sanskrit: à¤—à¤¨à¥à¤§à¤¾à¤°, Persian; Gandara, Waihind) (Urdu: Ú¯Ù†Ø¯Ú¾Ø§Ø±Ø§) is the name of an ancient Indian Mahajanapada, currently in northern Pakistan (the North-West Frontier Province and parts of northern Punjab and Kashmir) and eastern Afghanistan. ... Kerman is a province rich in historical sites and monuments. ... Drangiana (Old Persian: Zranka waterland) was a historical region of the Achaemenid Empire, now part of Afghanistan and Eastern Iran. ... Arachosia is the ancient name of an area that corresponds to the southern part of today s Afghanistan, around the city of Kandahar. ... Bactria was a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire. ... This is the ancient Latin name (Greek name, Areia) for the area around Herat, in NW Afghanistan. ... Chorasmia (Old Persian UvÃ¢razmiya) was a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire. ... Sogdiana, ca. ... Arabia was a satrapy (province) of the Achaemenid Empire, corresponding to the lands between Egypt and Mesopotamia, known as Arabia Petraea. ... Gorgan (گرگان); Hyrcania ; Hyrcana (Old Persian Varkâna, land of wolves; modern Persian Gorgan): part of the ancient Persian empire, on the southern shores of the Caspian Sea (present day Golestan, Mazandaran, Gilan and parts of Turkmenistan). ... Margu (Greek Margiana) was a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire, mentioned in the Behistun inscriptions of ca. ... Ideograms for Ta-Hsia. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

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