| 1 | A | B | C | D |
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| 2 | Achaemenid Empire - Attested |  |  |  |
| 3 | Name | Image | Comments | Dates |
| 4 | Cyrus the Great | - | Founder of the empire; King of the "four corners of the world" | 560–530 BC |
| 5 | Cambyses II | - | King of Persia in addition to Pharaoh of Egypt | 530–522 BC |
| 6 | Bardiya/Smerdis | - | King of Persia, allegedly an imposter | 522 BC |
| 7 | Darius I | Darius In Parse.JPG | King of Persia in addition to Pharaoh of Egypt | 522–486 BC |
| 8 | Xerxes I | - | King of Persia in addition to Pharaoh of Egypt | 486–465 BC |
| 9 | Artaxerxes I | - | King of Persia in addition to Pharaoh of Egypt | 465–424 BC |
| 10 | Xerxes II | - | King of Persia in addition to Pharaoh of Egypt | 424 BC (45 days) |
| 11 | Sogdianus | - | King of Persia in addition to Pharaoh of Egypt | 424–423 BC |
| 12 | Darius II | - | King of Persia in addition to Pharaoh of Egypt | 423–405 BC |
| 13 | Artaxerxes II | - | King of Persia | 405–358 BC |
| 14 | Artaxerxes III | - | King of Persia in addition to Pharaoh of Egypt (Regained control over Egypt after 50 years) | 358–338 BC |
| 15 | Artaxerxes IV | - | King of Persia in addition to Pharaoh of Egypt | 338–336 BC |
| 16 | Darius III | - | King of Persia in addition to Pharaoh of Egypt; last ruler of the empire | 336–330 BC |

Question: Who succeeded Artaxerxes II?
Answer: In 358 BC Artaxerxes II was succeeded by Artaxerxes III.