Mithrobuzanes (; ; d. 334 BC) was a Persian governor (satrap) of

Cappadocia Cappadocia (; , from ) is a historical region in Central Anatolia region, Turkey. It is largely in the provinces of Nevşehir, Kayseri, Aksaray, Kırşehir, Sivas and Niğde. Today, the touristic Cappadocia Region is located in Nevşehir ...

in the 4th century BC, during the reign of

Darius III Darius III ( ; ; – 330 BC) was the thirteenth and last Achaemenid King of Kings of Persia, reigning from 336 BC to his death in 330 BC. Contrary to his predecessor Artaxerxes IV Arses, Darius was a distant member of the Achaemenid dynasty. ...

. He was probably a son of Ariarathes. As a Persian military commander he was killed at the Battle of Granicus fighting

Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon (; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip ...

. The victorious Alexander appointed Abistamenes in his place. Curtius Rufus 3.4.1

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Original text of ''The Anabasis of Alexander''English version of ''The Anabasis of Alexander''
Achaemenid satraps of Cappadocia Opponents of Alexander the Great 334 BC deaths Year of birth unknown 4th-century BC Iranian people Military personnel killed in action Darius III {{Iran-mil-bio-stub