داريوش ، شاهنشاه برگزيده اهورامزدا

Daryush: The King Chosen by Ahoura-Mazda

The First Daryush (B.C 486- 522) came to thorn after protracted struggles and several disputes.Immediately after initiating his reign, Daryush called himself the chosen king or the prophet of Ahoura-Mazda in the inscription of Bistoon and thereby he bestowed legitimacy to himself and his descendents. "Why did he call himself the legitimate king?" "How did he do it?" These two questions make the basic questions which this article attempts to answer by discussing the legitimization of power and to bring forth the reasons behind it.