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"Gaumata" redirects here. For Hindu term, see Gau Mata.

For other uses, see Bardiya (disambiguation).

Bardiya or Smerdis (Old Persian: 𐎲𐎼𐎮𐎡𐎹Bardiya; Ancient Greek: ΣμέρδιςSmérdis; possibly died 522 BCE), also named as Tanyoxarces (Old Persian: *Tanūvazraka; Ancient Greek: ΤανυοξάρκηςTanuoxárkēs) by Ctesias, was a son of Cyrus the Great and the younger brother of Cambyses II, both Persian kings.

There are sharply divided views on his life. Bardiya either ruled the Achaemenid Empire for a few months in 522 BCE, or was impersonated by a magus called Gaumata (Old Persian: 𐎥𐎢𐎶𐎠𐎫Gaumāta), whose name is given by Ctesias as Sphendadates (Old Persian: *Spantadātah; Ancient Greek: ΣφενδαδάτηςSphendadátēs), until he was toppled by Darius the Great.

Name and sources

The prince's name is listed variously in the historical sources.

In Darius the Great's Behistun inscription, his Persian name is Bardiya or Bardia. Herodotus calls him Smerdi 16 Of The Best Biography Books For Kids - Selected Reads GIX