id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-2586 Tabalus - Wikipedia .html text/html 852 197 68 Tabalus was the first satrap of Lydia, with his capital in Sardis. Tabalus the Persian (Greek: Τάβαλος) was the first satrap of Sardis. Herodotus mentions him in his histories (Hdt 1. Presently, entrusting Sardis to a Persian called Tabalus, and charging Pactyes, a Lydian, to take charge of the gold of Croesus and the Lydians, he (Cyrus the Great) himself marched away to Agbatana, taking with him Croesus, and at first making no account of the Ionians. This was the same Tabalus whom Pactyes the Lydian trapped in the acropolis when he revolted and marched upon Sardis later that year: External links[edit] Artaxerxes III Ochus Satraps of Lydia Amyntas I of Macedon Darius III This Achaemenid biographical article is a stub. Achaemenid satraps of Lydia Achaemenid satraps of Lydia Hidden categories: Articles containing Greek-language text Edit links By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-2586.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-2586.txt