1. Move to Ecbatana after coronation

    · Ecbatana (modern Hamadan), Hamadan Province, Iran

    Move to Ecbatana after coronation
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    After being crowned king at Pasargadae, Darius moved to Ecbatana, where he learned of major revolts in Elam and Babylonia. The source establishes the movement but gives no more precise date than the year 522 BCE.

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