Zopiros, the great Iranian general (Achaemenids)

زوپیر(زوپیروس) The name of the brave commander of the army is Darius the Great, who played a major role in the conquest of Babylon by Darius.

The story is as follows ….

In March 522 BC (he was afraid) Milad, a Mongol named Gaumat, claimed that Berdia was the son of Cyrus the Great, and with this trick and lie, he gained the throne of Iran for a few months.. Until the end of Cambyses and Berdia's relatives, Darius the Great, along with six others (Seven bodies) This usurper killed the throne of Iran and since then Darius became king of Iran.

These events set the stage for Iran to face numerous crises. One of these crises is the Nitbeire revolt (نیدیت بایل) He was in Babylon. He who calls himself Nebuchadnezzar (Nebukderchreh) Don't be a boy (Nebunite) Sings he took the king in Babylon.

Darius the Great hurried to Babylon with a large army, but there he encountered the defense of the Babylonians.. Although Darius's army had besieged the city, the Babylonian defenses were not broken and the city gates remained closed.. Until Zopir, the son of Megabios (One of the seven), The brave commander of Darius's army thought that by cutting off his ears and nose, he would ask Darius to give him, on the pretext that Darius had punished him, butterfly and care. (Permission) Give refuge to Babylon, to overthrow the city from within Babylon.

Darius called Zopier crazy when he saw his severed ears and nose, but Zopier replied that because he knew that Darius would not agree with his plan, he put him in front of the work done.. Zopir took refuge in Babylon, and the Babylonians, seeing Zopir's severed ears and nose, believed that Darius had punished him, and gave him an army so that Zopir could take revenge on Darius..

Zopier won several battles with Darius's army, and these victories left no doubt for the Babylonians.. They firmly believed that Zopir was a fierce enemy of Darius the Great.

But they were wrong; On the tail (the moment) The Promised One Zoper opened the gates of the city of Babylon to Darius's army, and the Persian army broke the Babylonian defense and Neditbeireh fled from Babylon.. Darius's army pursued the false king Neditbire until he sent him to his death. Darius the Great, because of the service rendered by Zopir, chose him to be the satrap of Babylon without tribute.

Zopir married the daughter of Darius the Great and Hode (Result) The marriage was to a girl and a boy named Megabios (His grandfather's name).

Megabios was one of the great commanders of Xerxes' army in the war with Greece. Megabizus also married the daughter of Xerxes and named their son Zopier (زوپیروس) نهادند.