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 |
Source:
Dynasties of the World : A Chronological & Genealogical Handbook, by John E. Morby.
