Ancient

Achaemenid Kings

𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 Cyrus the Great

The Achaemenid Empire also called the First Persian Empire was an ancient empire founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 BC.

Cyrus the Great, was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire, the first Persian empire.

Kings of the Achaemenid Empire

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Achaemenid Empire

Cyrus the Great

King of Kings

559–530 BCE

𐎲𐎼𐎮𐎡𐎹 Bardiya (or Gaumāta?)

Bardiya was the son of Cyrus the Great and the younger brother of Cambyses II.

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Achaemenid Empire

Bardiya (or Geumat)

King of Kings / Pharaoh of Egypt

522 BCE

𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 Darius the Great

Darius the Great, was a Persian ruler who served as the third King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire

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Darius the Great

King of Kings / Pharaoh of Egypt

522-486 BCE

𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 Xerxes the Great

Xerxes the Great, was the fourth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire

Artaxerxes I was the fifth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire

𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 Artaxerxes I

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Achaemenid Empire

Xerxes the Great

King of Kings / Pharaoh of Egypt

486-465 BCE

Achaemenid Empire

Artaxerxes I

King of Kings / Pharaoh of Egypt

465-424 BCE