Pherendates
Early 5th century BCE Achaemenid satrap of Egypt
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Pherendates (Old Persian: *Farnadātaʰ;[1] Ancient Greek: Φερενδάτης Pherendā́tēs) was an Achaemenid satrap of ancient Egypt in the early 5th century BCE, at the time of the Achaemenid 27th Dynasty of Egypt.
| Pherendates | |
|---|---|
| Satrap of Egypt | |
Pherendates was satrap of the Achaemenid Province of Egypt. | |
| Predecessor | Aryandes |
| Successor | Achaemenes |
| Dynasty | 27th Dynasty |
| Pharaoh | Darius I |
| Father | Megabazus |
Career
A son of Megabazus, and an army commander under king Darius I,[2] Pherendates is mainly attested from three letters written in Egyptian Demotic. He replaced the satrap Aryandes who was deposed by Darius around 496 BCE;[1] although the exact accession date of Pherendates is unknown. Pherendates was definitely the satrap in 492 BCE.[3]
In the aforementioned letters, certain priests of the local temple of Khnum at Elephantine asked Pherendates to take care of some of their business in their place, a rather standard request to the pharaoh (or his representative, such as in this case) in any period of ancient Egyptian history.[1]
In 486–485 BCE a revolt occurred in Egypt, which was quelled in 484 BCE by a new satrap, Achaemenes. It is possible that Pherendates lost his life during the turmoil.[1]
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