Skudra

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Achaemenid Thrace 𐎿𐎤𐎢𐎭𐎼 Skudra (Old Persian)
Satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire
513 BCE–c. 465 BCE
Standard of Cyrus the Great
Skudra was the westernmost territory of the Achaemenid Empire, comprising the area of Macedonia and Thrace, to the north of Greece
Government
• Type	Monarchy
King or King of Kings
• 522–486 BCE	Darius I (first)
• 486-465 BC	Xerxes I (last)
Historical era	Achaemenid era
• Persian invasion of Thrace	513 BCE
• Ionian Revolt	499-493 BCE
• Re-subjugation of Thrace	492 BCE
• Conquest of Macedonia	492 BCE
• Macedonia overthrows Persian rule	479 BCE
• Evacuation of Doriscus	c. 465 BCE
Preceded by Succeeded by Archaic Thrace Kingdom of Macedonia Odrysian kingdom Kingdom of Macedonia Delian League

Skudra (Old Persian: 𐎿𐎤𐎢𐎭𐎼, romanized: Skudra) was a province (satrapy) of the Persian Achaemenid Empire in Europe between 510s BC and 479 BC. Its name is attested in Persian and Egyptian inscriptions (an Egyptian record of c. 498–497 BC, and a list on the tomb of Darius the Great at Naqsh-e Rustam, c. 486 BC.^[1] It is believed to have comprised the lands now known as Thrace and Macedon.^[2]