-500 ⟶ Aramaic Declared Official Language in Persian Empire's Western Territories

Darius I of Persia proclaims that Aramaic be the official la...
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1718

👑 Rise of the Neo-Assyrian Empire and Persian subjugation

Achaemenid dynasty in Persia.⟶
Rise of the Neo-Assyrian Empire and Persian subjugation (-652)
Achaemenid DynastyPolitical DevelopmentEmpire BuildingWarfareCyrus the Great
IranIranIraqIraqSyriaSyriaTurkeyTurkey

👑 Smerdis Ascends to the Persian Throne

Smerdis succeeds Cambyses II as ruler of Persia.⟶
Smerdis Ascends to the Persian Throne (-522)
Achaemenid EmpireMonarchySuccessionImperialismPolitical IntrigueCambyses II
IranIranEgyptEgypt

👑 Darius I Ascends to the Throne of Persia

Darius I succeeds Smerdis as ruler of Persia.⟶
Darius I Ascends to the Throne of Persia (-521)
Achaemenid EmpireMonarchySuccessionEmpire BuildingPolitical PowerDarius IRoyal Lineage
IranIran

📜 Aramaic Declared Official Language in Persian Empire's Western Territories

Darius I of Persia proclaims that Aramaic be the official language of the western half of his empire.⟶
Aramaic Declared Official Language in Persian Empire's Western Territories (-500)
Achaemenid EmpireDarius IImperial AdministrationCultural ExchangeMiddle East HistoryCommunicationBureaucracy
IranIranIraqIraqSyriaSyriaTurkeyTurkeyEgyptEgyptIsraelIsraelLebanonLebanon

👑 Antiochus II Ascends to the Seleucid Throne

Antiochus II Theos, 2nd son, at the death of his father becomes emperor of the Seleucid empire.⟶
Antiochus II Ascends to the Seleucid Throne (-261)
Seleucid EmpireAncient greeceMonarchySuccessionDiadochi
SyriaSyriaTurkeyTurkeyIranIranIraqIraqLebanonLebanonIsraelIsrael

🌷 Ottoman Empire's Tulip Period Begins

1730: Tulip period of the Ottoman Empire.⟶
Ottoman Empire's Tulip Period Begins (1718)
Ottoman EmpireSocietyWesternizationEntertainmentDecline
TurkeyTurkey