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Sisygambis
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Achaemenid Empire
- Place of death
- Susa
- Spouse
- Arsames
- Child
- Oxyathres of Persia
- Father
- Ostanes
- Sibling
- Arsames
- Occupation
- consort
- Position held
- shah
- Family
- Achaemenid dynasty
- Noble title
- queen consort
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- BMVB1452-Justus Sustermans-La familia de Darius davant Alexandre el Gran.JPG
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- date of death
- 0323-01-01
- place of burial
- Persepolis
- date of birth
- 0301-01-01
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5 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Alexander's invasion
- Under Alexander
- Legacy
- References
thumb|The family of Darius in front of Alexander the Great|Alexander, by [[Charles le Brun. Sisygambis (in yellow) kneels before the king]]
Sisygambis (; died 323 BCE) was the mother of Darius III of Persia, whose reign was ended during the wars of Alexander the Great. After she was captured by Alexander at the Battle of Issus, she became devoted to him, and Alexander referred to her as "mother".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sisygambis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.