List of ancient Persians
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The following is a list of ancient Persians.
Monarchs[edit]
Achaemenid dynasty[edit]
- 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[edit]
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
- Unknown king (probably Artabanus (III) or Sanatruces) c. 91–77 BC[5]
- 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
- Unknown king c. 66–63 BC[7]
- Mithridates (IV) or Mithridates III c. 65–54 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
- Tiridates II c. 30–26 BC
- Mithridates (V) c. 12–9 BC [8]
- 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
- Tiridates III c. 35–36
- Cinnamus c. 37
- Gotarzes II c. 40–51
- Vardanes I c. 40–47
- Vonones II c. 45–51
- Mithridates (VI) c. 49–50 [9]
- Sanabares c. 50–65
- Vologases I c. 51–78
- Vardanes II c. 55–58
- Vologases II c. 77–80
- Pacorus II c. 78–115
- Artabanus (V) or Artabanus III c. 80–90
- Vologases III c. 105–147
- Osroes I c. 109–129
- Mithridates (VII) 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
- Tiridates IV c. 200
- Vologases VI c. 208–228
- Artabanus (VI) or Artabanus IV c. 216–224
Sassanid dynasty, 224-651[edit]
- 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.
- Kavadh II year 628.
- Ardashir III from 628 to 630.
- Peroz II 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[edit]
Achaemenid[edit]
- Abrocomas
- Abulites
- Achaemenes (satrap)
- Ada of Caria
- Adusius
- Ariobarzan
- Artabazos I of Phrygia
- Artabazos II of Phrygia
- Artaphernes
- Atropates
- Camissares
- Gobryas
- Masistes
- Mithridates I of Cius
- Pharnabazus (5th century BC)
- Pharnabazus, son of Artabazus
- Phrataphernes
- Satibarzanes
- Spithridates
- Struthas
- Thyus
- Tiribazus
- Tissaphernes
- Tithraustes
Mithridatic Dynasty of Pontus[edit]
Women[edit]
- Amestris
- Artystone
- Atossa wife of Darius I
- Damaspia
- Drypetis wife of Hephaestion
- Mandane of Media
- Parysatis
- Sisygambis
- Stateira (wife of Artaxerxes II)
Religious figures[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Assar, G.R.F., "Genealogy & Coinage of the Early Parthian Rulers. I", Parthica, 6, 2004, pp. 69-93.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ghashghai, H.R., "The successors of Mithridates II", Bulletin of Ancient Iranian History (UCLA), vol. 5, March 2009.
- ^ Ghashghai, H.R., "The successors of Mithridates II", Bulletin of Ancient Iranian History (UCLA), vol. 5, March 2009.
- ^ Ghashghai, H.R., "The successors of Mithridates II", Bulletin of Ancient Iranian History (UCLA), vol. 5, March 2009.
- ^ Josephus Flavius, Antiquities of the Jews, Book XVI, Ch.8.4
- ^ Tacitus, The Annals, 11.10