الادارة والسياسة الاخمينية في عهد احشويرش الاول 486 - 465 ق.م == Administration and Politics Achaemenid in Reign of Xerxes I (486 - 465 B.C.)
Author name:
حوراء كريم محمد التوبي
Supervisor name:
سعد عبود سمار
General topic:
History
Specific topic:
Ancient History
Degree:
Master
University:
Wasit University - Faculty Of Education - Department Of History
Language:
Arabic
University location:
Wasit
First pages:
11T3383 - p.pdf
Abstract:
The King Xerxes I is the brightest and the most prominent figures in the history of the Achaemenid Empire, who ruled the sprawling patch at that time. After the death of his father Darius I (522 - 486 B.C.) he inherited the reign which echo sounded in the history of the ancient world and which included nations and tribes of different ethnicities and nationalities and languages. The first years of his reign faced incidents and many changes that represented in the outbreak of revolutions and upheavals that he managed to eliminate quickly and united the Achaemenid Empire under his rule again. And this is evidence of his military ability and experience. Xerxes followed his father's path of expansion projects in Europe.The subject of this research was discussed in three chapters. The first chapter was devoted to the study of king Xerxes and his early life and career; that the first part discussed his name and his royal titles and the nature of his upbringing and the kind of education he received in the palace of women which had the greatest impact of women on his life and particularly the effect his mother brought. The second section had discussed the mandate of the Covenant and the problems he faced before he took the crown that he could make it with efforts of his mother (Atoosa) and his uncle (Artbaat), who had agreed to take Dara's first son away and to put Xerxes in his place as crown prince.The second chapter studied the states of the Achaemenid in the reign of Xerxes I. So, the first part dealt with the most important administrative divisions and the states of the Achaemenid Empire because Xerxes changed the policy of his father concerning the administration of provinces that he undermining many states making them insignificant states, and no state been added during his reign than those of his father. The second part dealt with administrative functions in the Achaemenid Empire as his time is marked with the strength work of these positions and those occupants significant work especially in his last years. And the third one dealt with the financial management of money and taxes and other taxes that increased because wars increased during his reign, especially the war with Greece and the more money usage. The third chapter discussed Xerxes policy with Babylon and Egypt and Greece, and it came into two sections; the first on the policy of dealing with Babylon and Egypt, and how he cruelly dealt with these two states and his pulling out all the prerogatives that Babylon lost all its political and religious status during his reign and its national governance ended. However, Egypt is just like Babylon, that it was considered as a state of non - importance and its status was neglected. In addition, the second section discussed Xerxes's policy towards Greece, starting with introductions of wars and battles and results of the wars and their impact on the Achaemenid Empire. Because such wars considered as a setback for the state of the Achaemenid Empire, and the failure of Xerxes in those wars led to the weakness and lack of self - confidence that led him to leave to the Palace of women and leaving ruling behind, however, the staff and the women in the Achaemenid court worked to rule until he was killed by them.
