Tabalus

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Tabalus was the first satrap of Lydia, with his capital in Sardis.

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Remains of the acropolis of Sardis where Tabalus took refuge from the Lydian revolt.

Tabalus the Persian ,Template:Langx, was the first Persian satrap of Sardis. Cyrus the Great of Persia put him in place after conquering Lydia and annexing it into the Persian Empire in 546 BC. Herodotus mentions him in his histories (Hdt 1. 153-4):

This was the same Tabalus whom Pactyes the Lydian trapped in the acropolis when he revolted and marched upon Sardis later that year:

External links

• Herodotus. The Histories of Herodotus.