Location:
Iran
Coordinates:
34.3900, 47.4360
Events at Behistun (3)
522 BC
ID: 3628
Darius I seizes power - kills false Bardiya, reorganizes empire into satrapies
ID: 3628
522 BC
ID: 4652
Darius I proclaims Ahura Mazda support - Zoroastrianism becomes official Achaemenid religion
ID: 4652
520 BC
ID: 3629
Behistun Inscription carved - Darius proclaims legitimacy in three languages, key to deciphering cuneiform
ID: 3629