
داتامش
Sign in to saveDatames (Old Persian: Dātama or Dātāma, Aramaic: Tadanmu, ; 407 BC – 362 BC), also known as Tarkamuwa, was an Iranian military leader, who served as the governor (satrap) of the Achaemenid satrapy of Cappadocia (or Cilicia; the evidence is contradictory) from the 380s BC to 362 BC. A Carian by birth, he was the son of Camissares by a Paphlagonian mother. His father being satrap of Cilicia under Artaxerxes II, and high in the favour of that monarch, Datames became one of the king's bodyguards; and having in this capacity distinguished himself in the war against the Cadusii, was appointed to suc
Key facts
- Officeholder.name
- Datames
- Officeholder.office
- Satrap of Cappadocia
- Officeholder.termstart
- 380 BC
- Officeholder.termend
- 362 BC
- Officeholder.predecessor
- Ariaramnes
- Officeholder.successor
- Ariamnes
- Officeholder.image
- Coin_Datames.jpg
- Officeholder.caption
- Coin of Datames. The reverse shows Datames wearing a Persian dress whilst inspecting an arrow, and the obverse shows Baal
- Officeholder.relations
- Camisares (father)Scythissa (mother)Ariamnes (son)Sysinas (son)
- Officeholder.allegiance
- Achaemenid EmpireSatrapy of Cappadocia
- Officeholder.battles
- Cadusian CampaignGreat Satraps' Revolt
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