522 BCE Darius I succeeds Bardiya as ruler of Persia. He is the son of a government official. Bardiya succeeds Cambyses II as ruler of Persia. Babylon rebels against Persian rule.
In the 520s BC , the 6th century BC .
December – Darius I succeeds Bardiya as ruler of Persia. He is the son of a government official.source Bardiya succeeds Cambyses II as ruler of Persia.source Babylon rebels against Persian rule.source Births Ran Qiu, leading disciple of Confuciussource Shang Qu, disciple of Confuciussource Zai Yu, leading disciple of Confuciussource Ran Yong, leading disciple of Confuciussource Deaths July – Cambyses II, ruler of ancient Persiasource 29 September – Bardiya, ruler of ancient Persiasource Zichan, statesman of the State of Zhengsource Nearby 531 BCE–522 BCE Days named on this page 10 of 10 sourced entries shown. Every line above is quoted from the revision linked beside it, which is 522 BC on English Wikipedia, revision 1365841400, retrieved 2026-09-06. Nothing on this page is written by us and nothing is generated: the sentences are the source’s own, so a claim you doubt can be checked against the exact revision it came from. Text is reused under CC BY-SA 4.0 .