If you are talking about religion, they were allowed to practice whatever they chose. Religious intolerance was the unique practice of the Abrahamic religions - Judaism, Christianity and Islam. By and large the other religions recognised the equivalence of the gods (Zeus=Jupiter=Ahura Mazda=Apsu etc) and gave them due respect.
So the Persian Ahura Mazda and the Zoroastrian State religion was not imposed on anyone - the local people kept their gods.
King Cyrus the Great.
It was Achaemenic Empire, one of the various Persian empires which existed in antiquity.
It was Achaemenic Empire, one of the various Persian empires which existed in antiquity.
True. Persian kings allowed conquered people to keep their own religions, as long as they paid tribute to the Persian king and acknowledged his authority. This policy of religious tolerance helped the Persian Empire maintain power over its vast territory.
The Persian king Cyrus the Great is known for respecting the customs and religions of the people he conquered. He allowed the people to practice their own faith and customs, which helped him gain loyalty and support from diverse populations within his empire.
A strength of the Persian Empire was that the people were happy. A weakness of the Persian Empire was there were too high of taxes.
At its peak, the estimated population of the Persian Empire was around 50 million people.
Land, sea and sky; and people.
yes. at start of Islam Yemen was for Persian empire and people of Yemen themselves converted Islam before Muslims attack Persian Empire. Salman Farsi (one Persian and of best companions of prophet) had a great role in introduce of Islam to Iranians of that time (including current Yemen)
The successive Persian kings from Cyrus to Darius until conquered by Alexander who turned it into an empire of his own..
The people within the Persian Empire which he ruled.
he didnt