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Revolt of the Satraps

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leadership of Ariobarzanes

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…about 366, led the unsuccessful revolt of the satraps of western Anatolia against the Persian king Artaxerxes II (reigned 404–359/358 bc).
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revolt against Achaemenian Iran

In ancient Iran: Artaxerxes I to Darius III
…the uprising known as the revolt of the satraps.
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suppression by Artaxerxes II

In Artaxerxes II
…weakness became apparent, all the satraps (governors) of Anatolia rose in revolt (c. 366), in alliance with Athens, Sparta, and Egypt, and Artaxerxes could do little against them. The satraps, however, were divided by mutual distrust, and the rebellion was finally put down by Persia through a series of treacheries.…
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