Great King

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Great King was the imperial title used by Achaemenid Persian monarchs such as Artaxerxes I, signifying their supreme authority over a vast multi-ethnic empire.

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Great King canonical 6

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf imperial title
royal title
appliedTo Persian emperor
associatedWithDynasty Achaemenid dynasty
associatedWithEmpire Achaemenid Empire
connotation overlordship over vassal rulers
universal monarchy
denotes imperial sovereignty
supreme authority
equivalentTitle Basileus Megas
linked to: Basileus

King of Kings
Shahanshah
heldBy Artaxerxes I
Artaxerxes II
Artaxerxes III
Cyrus the Great
Darius I
linked to: Darius I of Persia

Xerxes I
hierarchicalRank highest royal rank in Achaemenid Persia
impliesAuthorityOver satraps
vassal kings
languageOfOrigin Old Persian
politicalFunction expressed supremacy over subject kings
legitimized rule over multi-ethnic empire
region Near East
linked to: Middle East

Southwest Asia
linked to: Middle East
religiousAspect linked to divine favor in royal ideology
sphereOfInfluence imperial administration
imperial ideology
symbolizes unity of diverse peoples under one ruler
timePeriod Achaemenid period
linked to: Achaemenid Empire
timePeriodEnd 4th century BCE
timePeriodStart 6th century BCE
titleHolderRole commander-in-chief of imperial armies
supreme lawgiver of the empire
usedBy Achaemenid Empire
Achaemenid monarchs
linked to: Achaemenid kings

Artaxerxes I of Persia
usedFor Achaemenid Persian monarch
usedIn ancient Persia
usedInContext court ceremonial
diplomatic correspondence
royal inscriptions

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Artaxerxes I of Persia title Great King
Achaemenid kings usedTitle Great King
Mursili II title Great King
Suppiluliuma II title Great King
Persian court hasCentralFigure Great King
Queen of Persia relatedConcept Great King