Ariobarzanes of Persis

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Ariobarzanes of Persis
Native name	*Aryābr̥zaⁿs
Died	330 BC probably near Persepolis[1]
Allegiance	Achaemenid Empire
Years of service	331–330 BC
Rank	Satrap of Persis
Battles / wars	Battle of Gaugamela Commanding the Persian Army at the Battle of the Persian Gates
Relations	Father: Artabazus

Ariobarzanes (Old Persian: *Aryābr̥zaⁿs; Ancient Greek: Ἀριοβαρζάνης Ariobarzánēs; Persian: آریوبرزن; died 330 BC),^[2] was an Achaemenid prince, satrap and a Persian military commander who led an ambush of the Persian army to resist against the invasion of Macedonian King Alexander the Great at the Battle of the Persian Gate in January 330 BC.