Sadyattes
Sign in to saveSadyattes (; ; reigned 630–) was the third king of the Mermnad dynasty in Lydia, the son of Ardys and the grandson of Gyges of Lydia. Sadyattes reigned 12 years according to Herodotus.
Key facts
- Royalty.succession
- King of Lydia
- Royalty.reign
- 630-
- Royalty.predecessor
- Ardys
- Royalty.successor
- Alyattes
- Royalty.spouse
- Lyde
- Royalty.issue
- Alyattes
- Royalty.dynasty
- Mermnad dynasty
- Royalty.father
- Ardys
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of death
- Sardis
- Child
- Alyattes of Lydia
- Father
- Ardys II
- Occupation
- politician
- Family
- Mermnades
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- date of death
- 0617-01-01
- date of birth
- 0700-01-01
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- Sadyattes
- name in native language
- Σαδυάττης
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Sadyattes (; ; reigned 630–) was the third king of the Mermnad dynasty in Lydia, the son of Ardys and the grandson of Gyges of Lydia. Sadyattes reigned 12 years according to Herodotus.
==Reign== ===Background=== Sadyattes came to power during a period of severe crisis that Lydia was facing because of several waves of invasions by the Cimmerians, a nomadic people from the Eurasian Steppe who had invaded Western Asia. The Cimmerians attacked Lydia several times but had been repelled by Sadyattes's grandfather, Gyges, but in 679 BC, the Cimmerians attacked Lydia for the third time, led by their king Lygdamis. The Lydians were defeated, Sardis was sacked, and Gyges was killed, following which he was succeeded by his son, Ardys, who was the father of Sadyattes.
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