# Mausolus

> A Persian satrap who turned a corner of Asia Minor into his own quasi-kingdom, then died and got a tomb so absurdly grand it became one of the Seven Wonders and gave the world a new word: mausoleum.

*Satrap of Caria from 377 BCE to 353 BCE*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/mausolus

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** Turkey
- **Born:** -410
- **Died:** -353
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Mausolus ruled Caria from 377 to 353 BCE as a satrap under the Achaemenid Empire, inheriting the position from his father Hecatomnus, who had founded the Hecatomnid dynasty and carved out enough power that his son could act less like a governor and more like a king. Beyond Caria, Mausolus controlled Lycia, parts of Ionia, and the Dodecanese islands. When he died in 353 BCE, his wife and sister Artemisia commissioned a tomb at Halicarnassus so monumental it entered the canon of ancient marvels. The structure didn't just honor a dead ruler; it coined the term for every grand tomb that followed.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 54.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 22.9 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Topics
#Politicians, #Politician, #Politics, #Ancient History

## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q296857)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mausolus)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Mausolus)
- [موسولوس](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B3)
- [ماسول](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%84)
- [Мавзол](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%BB)
- [Mausolos](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mausolos)
- [Mausol](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mausol)
- [Mausólos](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maus%C3%B3los)
- [Mausolos](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mausolos)
- [Maussolos](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maussolos)
- [Μαύσωλος](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C%CE%B1%CF%8D%CF%83%CF%89%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%82)
- [Mausolo](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mausolo)
- [ماسول](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%84)
- [Mausollos](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mausollos)
- [Mausole](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mausole)
- [Mausolo](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mausolo)
- [מאוסולוס](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%A1)
- [Mauzol](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauzol)
- [Mauszólosz](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mausz%C3%B3losz)
- [Մավսոլ](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%84%D5%A1%D5%BE%D5%BD%D5%B8%D5%AC)
- [Mausolos](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mausolos)
- [Mausolo](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mausolo)
- [マウソロス](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A6%E3%82%BD%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9)
- [მავსოლე](https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90%E1%83%95%E1%83%A1%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9A%E1%83%94)
- [Wikiquote](https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mausolo)
- [Mausolus](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mausolus)
- [موسولوس](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B3)

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