Hystaspes (father of Darius I)

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For the patron of Zoroaster with the same name, see Vishtaspa.
Position of Hystaspes in the Achaemenid lineage according to Darius the Great in the Behistun inscription.
According to Ammianus Marcellinus, Hystaspes penetrated deep into India, where he learned from the Brahmins.[1] Historically, this corresponds to the time of the Achaemenid conquest of the Indus Valley.
A "Niebuhr inscription" reading "Darius the Great King, King of Kings, King of countries, son of Hystaspes, an Achaemenian, who built this Palace".[2]

Hystaspes (Greek: Ὑστάσπης), Vishtaspa (Old Persian: WIKI