Kings of Persia

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Kings of Persia
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Kings of Persia

• Cyrus II, the Great, son of Cambyses I, ruled
  from c.550530 BC (ruler of Anshan c. 559 BC
  conquered Media 550 BC) (Ezra 11)
• Cambyses II, son of Cyrus the Great, ruled
  529522 BC (Ezra 46-24)
• Smerdis (Bardiya), alleged son of Cyrus the
  Great, ruled 522 BC (Possibly a usurper)
• Darius I, the Great, brother-in-law of Smerdis
  and grandson of Arsames, ruled 521486 BC (Ezra
  5-6)
• Xerxes I, son of Darius I, ruled 485465 BC
  (Esther), called by the title, Ahasuerus
• Artaxerxes I Longimanus, son of Xerxes I, ruled
  465424 BC (Ezra 7-10, Nehemiah 21)