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Aryandes (Old Iranian: Aryavanda or Arvanta, Ancient Greek: Ἀρυάνδης) was the first Achaemenid satrap of ancient Egypt between 525 BCE and 496 BCE, during the early 27th Dynasty of Egypt.

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Egyptian dignitary.Name
Aryandes
Egyptian dignitary.Style
Satrap of Egypt
Egyptian dignitary.Image
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Aryandes was the first satrap of the Achaemenid Province of Egypt.
Egyptian dignitary.Predecessor
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Egyptian dignitary.Successor
Pherendates
Egyptian dignitary.Dynasty
27th Dynasty
Egyptian dignitary.Pharaoh
Cambyses II to Darius I

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Aryandes (Old Iranian: Aryavanda or Arvanta, Ancient Greek: Ἀρυάνδης) was the first Achaemenid satrap of ancient Egypt between 525 BCE and 496 BCE, during the early 27th Dynasty of Egypt.

==Career== When king Cambyses II defeated pharaoh Psamtik III at the battle of Pelusium (525 BCE), Egypt became a satrapy of the Achaemenid empire, and Aryandes was appointed satrap shortly after. In 522 BCE, Aryandes was overthrown in a revolt against the Achaemenid rule led by a native Egyptian pharaoh, Petubastis III. The rebellion was personally quelled by the new king Darius I during his expedition to Egypt in 518 BCE, and Aryandes was reinstated. The satrap then attempted to subjugate Libya with poor results.

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