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Bagoas was a eunuch who became the vizier to Artaxerxes III, and his favorite. He is a warrior and commander of king's army, he allied himself with the Rhodian mercenary general Mentor, and with him conquered Egypt.
After the death of Artaxerxes, Bagoas became the de facto ruler of Persia, he deposes kings and raises, eliminates unnecessary people. So he destroyed all the Achaemenid dynasty of kings. He enthroned Codomannus, under the name of Darius III.
When Darius attempted to become independent of the powerful vizier, Bagoas tried to poison him too; but Darius was warned and forced Bagoas to drink the poison himself.
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