About Madates
Born 350 BC. Madates was a military personnel.
Madates or Madetas was a general of Darius III and was married to a niece of Sisygambis (the mother of Darius). He was leading the Uxii.
He was supposedly ethnically Persian, but it is not unlikely he was Uxian. The idea that being a Persian ruling a non-Persian tribe "seems strange but has rarely received much attention from scholars."
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Who was Madates?
leader of Uxii (4th c. BCE)
When was Madates born?
Madates was born in 350 BC.
What was Madates's occupation?
Madates was a military personnel.
What nationality was Madates?
Madates's recorded nationality: Persian people.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Madates. https://biography.guide/madates/
MLA: "Madates." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/madates/.
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