Persian Kings
Timeline of the Kings of the Achaemenid and Sassanid Dynasties of the Persian Empire
Achaemenid Dynasty Kings (Dates are B.C.)
| 559-530 | Cyrus the Great |
| 529-522 | Cambyses |
| 522 | Smerdis (Bardia) |
| 521-486 | Darius I the Great |
| 485-465 | Xerxes I |
| 464-424 | Artaxerxes I |
| 424 | Xerxes II |
| 424 | Sogdianus |
| 423-405 | Darius II |
| 404-359 | Artaxerxes II |
| 358-338 | Artaxerxes III |
| 337-336 | Arses |
| 335-330 | Darius III |
Sassanid (Dates are A.D.)
| 224-241 | Ardashir I |
| 241-272 | Shapur I |
| 272-273 | Hormizd I |
| 273-276 | Bahram I |
| 276-293 | Bahram II |
| 293 | Bahram III |
| 293-302 | Narseh |
| 302-309 | Hormizd II |
| 309-379 | Shapur II |
| 379-383 | Ardashir II |
| 383-388 | Shapur III |
| 388-399 | Bahram IV |
| 399-420 | Yazdgard I |
| 420-438 | Bahram V |
| 438-457 | Yazdgard II |
| 457-459 | Hormizd III |
| 459-484 | Peroz |
| 484-488 | Balash |
| 499-531 | Kavad I (restored) |
| 531-579 | Khusrau I (Chosroes I) |
| 579-590 | Hormizd IV |
| 590-591 | Bahram VI |
| 590-628 | Khusrau II (Chosroes II) |
| 628 | Kavad II |
| 628-630 | Ardashir III |
| 630 | Shahrbaraz |
| 630-631 | Boran |
| 631-632 | Azarmedukht |
| 632-651 | Yazdgard III |
Dynasties of the World : A Chronological & Genealogical Handbook, by John E. Morby.
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Timeline of the Kings of the Achaemenid Dynasty of the Persian Empire
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