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Detailed explanation-1: -Persian Royal Road, also called Royal Road of Persia or Royal Road, ancient road running from Susa, the ancient capital of Persia, across Anatolia to Sardis and Smyrna on the Aegean Sea, a distance of more than 2, 400 km (1, 500 miles).

Detailed explanation-2: -Constructed under the command of Achaemenid King Darius I in the 5th Century BC it connected major cities from Susa, South West Iran, to Sardis, modern-day Manisa.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Royal Road benefited the Persians by allowing for rapid communication throughout the empire. Over a hundred posting stations maintained with a supply of fresh horses for sending relay riders with messages. The road was vastly improved in the reign of shahinshah (king of kings) Darius I.