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(King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 330 to 329 BC)
Bessus, also known as Artaxerxes V, was a Persian satrap of the eastern Achaemenid satrapy of Bactria. Following the death of Darius III, he seized power and proclaimed himself King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire. Bessus resisted Alexander the Great's conquest of the eastern empire but was betrayed by his officers, captured, and executed by Alexander at Ecbatana. In the Persian epic Shahnameh, Bessus is referred to as Janusipar/Janushyar.
