Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old—identifying the new ruler who succeeds Belshazzar following the fall of Babylon, establishing the political transition from the Chaldean to the Medo-Persian dynasty. The specific mention of age establishes Darius as a mature and experienced administrator assuming control of the vast empire. This succession fulfills the political prophecy outlined in earlier visions regarding the rise of successive kingdoms under divine sovereignty.

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