Aryandes

Aryandes
Satrap of Egypt
Aryandes was the first satrap of the Achaemenid Province of Egypt.
Predecessornew office
SuccessorPherendates
Dynasty27th Dynasty
PharaohCambyses II to Darius I

Aryandes (Old Iranian: Aryavanda[1]: 266  or Arvanta, Ancient Greek: Ἀρυάνδης) was the first Achaemenid satrap of ancient Egypt between 525 BCE and 496 BCE, during the early 27th Dynasty of Egypt.

  1. ^ Ray, John D. (2006). "Egypt, 525–404 B.C.". In Boardman, John; Hammond, N.D.L.; Lewis, D.M.; Ostwald, M. (eds.). The Cambridge Ancient History (2nd ed.), vol. IV – Persia, Greece and the Western Mediterranean c. 525 to 479 B.C. Cambridge University Press. pp. 254–286. ISBN 0-521-22804-2.