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as satrap of Media, but in 328-327 BCE after a period of two years Alexander lost trust in Oxydates' loyalty, and Atropates was reinstated to his old position. In 325–324, Atropates delivered Baryaxes (a sought-after rebel of the region) to Alexander while the latter was at
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The dynasty Atropates founded would rule the kingdom for several centuries, at first either independently or as vassals of the
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basin) was given to Atropates. At some point thereafter, Atropates refused to convey allegiance to the
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Alexander himself died eight months later on June 10, 323 BCE, and Atropates' new son-in-law
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The region that encompassed Atropates' kingdom come to be known to the Greeks as "
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and Alexander, Atropates commanded the Achaemenid troops of Media and Sacasene.
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and made his part of Media an independent kingdom, while his son-in-law
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Fredricksmeyer, Ernst (2002). Bosworth, A. B.; Baynham, E. J. (eds.).
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Atropates was allocated the Hellenistic satrapy of Media, in the
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In most territories, Achaemenid rulers were succeeded by
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Index

Old Persian
*Ātr̥pātah
Middle Persian
Ancient Greek
Ἀτροπάτης
Persian
Darius III
Alexander the Great
Diodorus
Quintus Curtius
Achaemenid Empire
satrap
Media
Battle of Gaugamela
Darius

Partition of Babylon
Darius
Ecbatana
Bessus
Oxydates
Pasargadae
Perdiccas
mass wedding
Susa
Ecbatana
Hephaestion
Arrian
Perdiccas
Philip III

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