Yehud Medinata facts for kids
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Yehud State
Yehud Medinata |
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| c. 539 BCE–c. 332 BCE | |||||||||
 Obverse of Jewish Yehud, a silver coin from Persian period
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Yehud Medinata (in pink) under the Persian Empire
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| Status | Province of the Achaemenid Empire | ||||||||
| Capital | Jerusalem 31°47′N 35°13′E / 31.783°N 35.217°E |
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| Common languages | Aramaic, Hebrew, Old Persian | ||||||||
| Religion | Second Temple Judaism | ||||||||
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| c. 539 BCE | |||||||||
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• Wars of Alexander the Great
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c. 332 BCE | ||||||||
| Currency | Daric, siglos | ||||||||
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| Today part of |  Israel Palestine |
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Yehud Medinata (Aramaic for the State of Judah), or simply Yehud, was part of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. It was within the satrapy of Eber-Nari.
It was roughly like the older kingdom of Judah but had less land. The area of Yehud Medinata is roughly the same as the previous Babylonian province of Yehud, which was created after the kingdom of Judah was invaded by the Neo-Babylonian Empire (c. 597).
Yehud Medinata continued to exist for two centuries, until Alexander the Great conquered it and made it part of his empire.
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History
Exact times for Babylonian and Persian rule do not have complete agreement. Other dates are plausible.
| Year | Event |
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| 587 BCE | Conquest of Jerusalem by Babylonians; second deportation (first deportation in 597); Gedaliah installed as governor in Mizpah |
| 582? BCE | Assassination of Gedaliah; refugees flee to Egypt; third deportation to Babylon |
| 562 BCE | Jeconiah, king of Judah deported and imprisoned in Babylon in 597, released; remains in Babylon |
| 539 BCE | Cyrus the Great (Cyrus II, ruled c.550-530 BCE) conquers Babylon |
| 538 BCE | "Declaration of Cyrus" allowing Jews to return to Jerusalem |
| 530 BCE | Cambyses II (ruled 530-522 BCE) succeeds Cyrus |
| 525 BCE | Cambyses conquers Egypt |
| 522 BCE | Darius I (ruled 522-486 BCE) succeeds Cambyses |
| 521 BCE | Negotiations in Babylon between Darius and the exiled Jews |
| 520 BCE | Return to Jerusalem of Zerubbabel as governor of Yehud and Joshua as High Priest |
| 520-515 BCE | Rebuilding of the Temple (Second Temple) |
| 458? BCE | Arrival in Jerusalem of Ezra (7th year of the reign of Artaxerxes I, king 465-424 BCE) |
| 445/444 BCE | Arrival in Jerusalem of Nehemiah (20th year of the reign of Artaxerxes I) |
| 397? BCE (possible) |
Arrival in Jerusalem of Ezra (7th year of the reign of Artaxerxes II, king 404-358 BCE) |
| 333/332 BCE | Alexander the Great conquers the Mediterranean provinces of Persian Empire; beginning of Hellenistic age |
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Images for kids
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The Achaemenid Empire at its greatest extent, including the Yehud Province.
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Coin of Hezekiah, Satrap of Judaea, Achaemenid period. Circa 375–333 BCE.
See also
In Spanish: Yehud Medinata para niños
