Achaemenid Empire
Attested
There were 13 attested kings during the 220 years of the Achaemenid Empire's existence. The reign of Artaxerxes II was the longest, lasting 47 years

Achaemenid Empire

Section Title: Attested
Table Section Text: There were 13 attested kings during the 220 years of the Achaemenid Empire's existence. The reign of Artaxerxes II was the longest, lasting 47 years

Name	Image	Comments	Dates

Cyrus the Great	-	Founder of the empire; King of the "four corners of the world"	560–530 BC

Cambyses II	-	King of Persia in addition to Pharaoh of Egypt	530–522 BC

Bardiya/Smerdis	-	King of Persia, allegedly an imposter	522 BC

Darius I	Darius In Parse.JPG	King of Persia in addition to Pharaoh of Egypt	522–486 BC

Xerxes I	-	King of Persia in addition to Pharaoh of Egypt	486–465 BC

Artaxerxes I	-	King of Persia in addition to Pharaoh of Egypt	465–424 BC

Xerxes II	King of Persia in addition to Pharaoh of Egypt	424 BC (45 days)

Sogdianus	King of Persia in addition to Pharaoh of Egypt	424–423 BC

Darius II	-	King of Persia in addition to Pharaoh of Egypt	423–405 BC

Artaxerxes II	-	King of Persia	405–358 BC

Artaxerxes III	-	King of Persia in addition to Pharaoh of Egypt (Regained control over Egypt after 50 years)	358–338 BC

Artaxerxes IV	King of Persia in addition to Pharaoh of Egypt	338–336 BC

Darius III	-	King of Persia in addition to Pharaoh of Egypt; last ruler of the empire	336–330 BC

Sentence(s)

In 358 BC Artaxerxes II was succeeded by Artaxerxes III.

final_sentence: In 358 BC Artaxerxes II was succeeded by Artaxerxes III.