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Pisutnes

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Also known as Pissuthnes, Pissouthnes

thumb|Pissuthnes was satrap of Lydia, including [[Ionia.]] Pissuthnes, also known as Pissouthnes, (Old Persian: wiktionary:Reconstruction:Old Persian/Pišišyauθnah|; Ancient Greek: ) was an Achaemenid satrap of Lydia, which included Ionia, circa 440–415 BCE. His capital was Sardis. He was the son of Hystaspes, probably himself the son of Darius I, which shows his Persian origin and his membership of the Achaemenid dynasty. He held the satrapy for over twenty years, and became extremely rich as a consequence.

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Place of death
Susa
Occupation
satrap
Position held
satrap
Image
IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC anonymous coinage Satrapal portrait.jpg
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date of death
0460-00-00
date of birth
0500-01-01
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thumb|Pissuthnes was satrap of Lydia, including [[Ionia.]] Pissuthnes, also known as Pissouthnes, (Old Persian: wiktionary:Reconstruction:Old Persian/Pišišyauθnah|; Ancient Greek: ) was an Achaemenid satrap of Lydia, which included Ionia, circa 440–415 BCE. His capital was Sardis. He was the son of Hystaspes, probably himself the son of Darius I, which shows his Persian origin and his membership of the Achaemenid dynasty. He held the satrapy for over twenty years, and became extremely rich as a consequence.

He helped the Samians in the Samian Revolt against Athens, and supported various oligarchical movements against Athens along the coast of Asia Minor.

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