Sisygambis

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Sisygambis

Also Known As: "Safiya Arqiya"
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Birthplace: Persia
Death: -323 (82-91)
323 BCE, Persia
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Wife of King Darab, Macedonia . and Arsames
Mother of Darius III, king of Persia and Oxyathres of Persia

Managed by: Kazi Zulkader Siddiqui
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About Sisygambis

Sisygambis (died 323 BC) 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".

She may have been the daughter of king Artaxerxes II Memnon, or possibly of his brother Ostanes. If the latter, she married her own brother Arsames (an ancient Achaemenid tradition).[1] Another possibility is that she was the daughter of an Uxian leader.[2] She gave birth to Darius, Oxyathres, and possibly also Stateira I.[1]

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