Mithrobuzanes ( Old Persian: *Miθrabaujanaʰ; Ancient Greek: Μιθροβουζάνης Mithrobouzánēs; d. 334 BC) was a Persian governor (satrap) of Cappadocia in the 4th century BC, during the reign of Darius III. He was probably a son of Ariarathes. [1] As a Persian military commander he was killed at the Battle of Granicus fighting Alexander the Great. [2] [3]
The victorious Alexander appointed Abistamenes in his place. [4] [5]
Mithrobuzanes ( Old Persian: *Miθrabaujanaʰ; Ancient Greek: Μιθροβουζάνης Mithrobouzánēs; d. 334 BC) was a Persian governor (satrap) of Cappadocia in the 4th century BC, during the reign of Darius III. He was probably a son of Ariarathes. [1] As a Persian military commander he was killed at the Battle of Granicus fighting Alexander the Great. [2] [3]
The victorious Alexander appointed Abistamenes in his place. [4] [5]