List of ancient Persians

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The following is a list of ancient Persians.

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Monarchs[]

Achaemenid dynasty[]

  • Achaemenes, founder of the dynasty.
  • Teispes of Anshan, his son.
  • Cyrus I of Anshan, his son.
  • Ariaramnes of Persia, son of Teispes and co-ruler of Cyrus I.
  • Cambyses I of Anshan, son of Cyrus I.
  • Arsames of Persia, son of Ariaramnes and co-ruler of Cambyses I
  • Cyrus II the Great, son of Cambyses I, ruled from c. 550 - 530 BC.
  • Cambyses II, his son, ruled 530 - 521 BC.
  • Smerdis, his alleged brother, ruled 521 BC
  • Darius the Great, his brother-in-law and grandson of Arsames, ruled 521 -486 BC.
  • Xerxes I, his son, ruled 486 - 465 BC
  • Artaxerxes I, his son, ruled 464 - 424 BC.
  • Xerxes II, his son, ruled 424 - 423 BC.
  • Sogdianus, his half-brother and rival, ruled 424 - 423 BC.
  • Darius II, his half-brother and rival, ruled 424 - 404 BC.
  • Artaxerxes II, his son, ruled 404 - 358 BC (see also Xenophon).
  • Artaxerxes III, his son, ruled 358 - 338 BC
  • Arses, his son, ruled 338 - 336 BC
  • Darius III Codomannus, great-grandson of Darius II, ruled 336 -330 BC

The epigraphic evidence for the rulers before Cyrus the Great is highly suspect, and often considered to have been invented by Darius I.

Parthian dynasty[]

See also Argead and Seleucid dynasty for the foreign rulers over Persia 330- 247 BC BC

  • Arsaces I c. 247–211 BC
    • (In some histories, Arsaces's brother Tiridates I is said to have ruled c. 246–211 BC.)
  • Arsaces II c. 211–185 BC (frequently called Artabanus by early scholars)
  • Phriapatius c. 185–170 BC
  • Unknown king (probably the same Phraates I) c. 170–168 BC[1]
  • Phraates I c. 170–167 BC
  • Mithridates I c. 167–132 BC[2]
  • Phraates II c. 132–127 BC
  • Artabanus I c. 127–126 BC
  • Unknown king (probably Vologases (I)) c. 126–122 BC[3]
  • Unknown king (probably Artabanus (II)) c. 122–121 BC[4]
  • Mithridates II c. 121–91 BC
  • Gotarzes I c. 91–87 BC
  • Mithridates (III) c. 88–67 BC
    • Orodes I c. 80–75 BC
    • Sanatruces c. 77–70 BC
    • Unknown king (probably Vardanes (I)) c. 77–66 BC[6]
  • Phraates III c. 70–57 BC
  • Orodes II c. 57–38 BC
    • Pacorus I c. 39–38 BC (co-ruler with his father Orodes II)
  • Phraates IV c. 38–2 BC
  • Phraates V (Phraataces) c. 2 BC–4 AD
    • Musa c. 2 BC–4 AD (co-ruler with her son Phraates V)
  • Orodes III c. 6 AD
  • Vonones I c. 8–12
  • Artabanus (IV) or Artabanus II c. 10–38
  • Gotarzes II c. 40–51
    • Vardanes I c. 40–47
    • Vonones II c. 45–51
    • c. 49–50 [9]
    • Sanabares c. 50–65
  • Vologases I c. 51–78
  • Pacorus II c. 78–115
  • Vologases III c. 105–147
    • Osroes I c. 109–129
    • c. 115–116 killed in battle with Trajanus's troops
    • Sanatruces II c. 116 killed in battle with Parthamaspates's troops
    • Parthamaspates c. 116
    • Mithridates (VIII) or Mithridates IV c. 129��140
    • Unknown king c. 140
  • Vologases IV c. 147–191
    • Osroes II c. 190 (rival claimant)
  • Vologases V c. 191–208
    • c. 200
  • Vologases VI c. 208–228

Sassanid dynasty, 224-651[]

  • Ardashir I from 224 to 241.
  • Shapur I from 241 to 272
  • Hormizd I from 272 to 273.
  • Bahram I from 273 to 276.
  • Bahram II from 276 to 293.
  • Bahram III year 293.
  • Narseh from 293 to 302.
  • Hormizd II from 302 to 310.
  • Shapur II from 310 to 379
  • Ardashir II from 379 to 383.
  • Shapur III from 383 to 388.
  • Bahram IV from 388 to 399.
  • Yazdegerd I from 399 to 420.
  • Bahram V from 420 to 438.
  • Yazdegerd II from 438 to 457.
  • Hormizd III from 457 to 459.
  • Peroz I from 457 to 484.
  • Balash from 484 to 488.
  • Kavadh I from 488 to 531.
    • Djamasp from 496 to 498.
  • Khosrau I from 531 to 579.
  • Hormizd IV from 579 to 590.
  • Khosrau II from 590 to 628.
    • from 590 to 591.
    • from 591 to 592.
    • Hormizd V year 593.
  • Kavadh II year 628.
  • Ardashir III from 628 to 630.
    • year 629.
  • Shahrbaraz year 630.
  • Boran and others from 630 to 631.
  • Hormizd VI (or V) from 631 to 632.
  • Yazdegerd III from 632 to 651.

Satraps[]

Achaemenid[]

Mithridatic Dynasty of Pontus[]

Women[]

Religious figures[]

References[]

  1. ^ Assar, G.R.F., "Genealogy & Coinage of the Early Parthian Rulers. I", Parthica, 6, 2004, pp. 69-93.
  2. ^ Assar, G.R.F., "A Revised Parthian Chronology of the Period 165-91 B.C.", Electrum, vol. 11, 2006, pp. 87-158. Ghashghai, H.R., "The successors of Mithridates II", Bulletin of Ancient Iranian History (UCLA), vol. 5, March 2009.
  3. ^ Assar, G.R.F., "A Revised Parthian Chronology of the Period 165-91 B.C.", Electrum, vol. 11, 2006, pp. 87-158. Ghashghai, H.R., "The successors of Mithridates II", Bulletin of Ancient Iranian History (UCLA), vol. 5, March 2009.
  4. ^ Assar, G.R.F., "A Revised Parthian Chronology of the Period 165-91 B.C.", Electrum, vol. 11, 2006, pp. 87-158. Ghashghai, H.R., "The successors of Mithridates II", Bulletin of Ancient Iranian History (UCLA), vol. 5, March 2009.
  5. ^ Ghashghai, H.R., "The successors of Mithridates II", Bulletin of Ancient Iranian History (UCLA), vol. 5, March 2009.
  6. ^ Ghashghai, H.R., "The successors of Mithridates II", Bulletin of Ancient Iranian History (UCLA), vol. 5, March 2009.
  7. ^ Ghashghai, H.R., "The successors of Mithridates II", Bulletin of Ancient Iranian History (UCLA), vol. 5, March 2009.
  8. ^ Josephus Flavius, Antiquities of the Jews, Book XVI, Ch.8.4
  9. ^ Tacitus, The Annals, 11.10
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