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Elam, c. 2700 – 519 BCE

The Elamites settlement was in southwestern Iran, where is modern Khuzestan, Ilam, Fars, Bushehr, Lorestan, Bakhtiari and Kohgiluyeh provinces. Their language was neither Semitic nor
Indo-European The Indo-European languages are a language family native to the overwhelming majority of Europe, the Iranian plateau, and the northern Indian subcontinent. Some European languages of this family, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, Dutc ...
, and they were the geographic ancestors of the Achaemenid/Persian empire. For a full list of Elamite major and minor kings see: *
List of rulers of Elam The kings of Elam were the rulers of Elam, an ancient civilization in modern-day south-western Iran. The earliest known Elamite dynasty was the Awan dynasty, which came to power in the Early Dynastic period. Elam was conquered by the Akkadian E ...


Western Kingdoms, c. 2550 – c. 700 BCE


Marhasi kingdom,Qashqai, 2011.Legrain, 1922; Cameron, 1936; D’yakonov, 1956; The Cambridge History of Iran; Hinz, 1972; The Cambridge Ancient History; Majidzadeh, 1991; Majidzadeh, 1997.

Some scholars suggested that Marhasi were located in southeastern Iran. # Migirenlil ( BCE) # Unnamed King ( BCE) # Abalgamash ( – 2312 BCE), revolted against Rimush of Akkad # Hubshumkibi ( BCE contemporary with Naram-Sin king of Akkad) # Unnamed King ( BCE) # Hashibatal ( BCE contemporary with
Shulgi Shulgi ( dŠulgi, formerly read as Dungi) of Ur was the second king of the Third Dynasty of Ur. He reigned for 48 years, from c. 2094 – c. 2046 BC (Middle Chronology) or possibly c. 2030 – 1982 BC (Short Chronology). His accomplishme ...
king of Ur) # Arvilukpi ( BCE contemporary with
Amar-Sin Amar-Sin ( akk, : '' DAmar D Sîn'', after the Moon God Sîn", the "𒀭" being a silent honorific for "Divine"), initially misread as Bur-Sin (c. 2046-2037 BC middle chronology, or possibly ca. 1982–1973 BC short chronology) was the third rule ...
king of Ur) # Pariashum ( BCE contemporary with
Amar-Sin Amar-Sin ( akk, : '' DAmar D Sîn'', after the Moon God Sîn", the "𒀭" being a silent honorific for "Divine"), initially misread as Bur-Sin (c. 2046-2037 BC middle chronology, or possibly ca. 1982–1973 BC short chronology) was the third rule ...
king of Ur) # Libanugshabash (2044– BCE) # Mashhundahli ( BCE contemporary with
Ibbi-Sin Ibbi-Sin ( sux, , ), son of Shu-Sin, was king of Sumer and Akkad and last king of the Ur III dynasty, and reigned c. 2028–2004 BCE ( Middle chronology) or possibly c. 1964–1940 BCE (Short chronology). During his rei ...
king of Ur)


Namar Namar ( fa, نمار, also Romanized as Namār; also known as Namārestāq, Namāristāq, and Namāristōq) is a village in Larijan-e Sofla Rural District, Larijan District, Amol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran Iran, officially the ...
kingdom, c. 24th century–c. 750 BCE

# Tishari ( BCE) # Inbir ( BCE) # Sadarmat ( BCE) # Arisen ( BCE) # Unknown Queen ( BCE) # Karziyabku ( BCE) # Ritti-Marduk ( BCE) # Marduk-Mudammiq (until 844/2 BCE) # Ianzu (844/2–835/4 BCE)


Zakhara kingdom, c. 2350–c. 2250 BCE

# The unnamed prince of Zakhara ( BCE) # Ungapi ( BCE). Regent of Zakhara # The unnamed king of Zakhara (after 2254 BCE)


Ganhar kingdom, c. 21st century BCE

# Kisari (– BCE) # Warad-Nannar ( BCE)


Parsua Parsua (earlier Parsuash, Parsumash) was an ancient tribal kingdom/chiefdom (860-600 BC) located between Zamua (formerly: Lullubi) and Ellipi, in central Zagros to the southwest of Sanandaj, western Iran. The name ''Parsua'' is from an old Iranian ...
kingdom, – BCE


Ellipi kingdom, – BCE


Northwestern Kingdoms, c. 2400 – 521 BCE


Lullubi Lullubi, Lulubi ( akk, 𒇻𒇻𒉈: ''Lu-lu-bi'', akk, 𒇻𒇻𒉈𒆠: ''Lu-lu-biki'' "Country of the Lullubi"), more commonly known as Lullu, were a group of tribes during the 3rd millennium BC, from a region known as ''Lulubum'', now the Sha ...
kingdom, c. 2400–c. 650 BCE

# Immashkush ( BCE) # Anubanini ( BCE) he ordered to make an inscription on the rock nea
Sar-e Pol-e Zahab
#
Satuni Satuni, or Sutuni ( akk, 𒊓𒌅𒉌: ''Sa-tu-ni''), was a king or prince of the kingdom of Lullubi c. 2270 BC. Satuni was defeated by Sargon's grandson Naram Sin, a defeat which is mentioned in the Victory Stele of Naram-Sin: File:Naram- ...
( BCE contemporary with Naram-Sin king of Akkad and Khita king of
Awan Awan may refer to: Places * Awan (ancient city), a city-state in Elam in the 3rd millennium BCE * Awan (region), a town in Guna district, Madhya Pradesh, India * Awan, Bhulath, a village in Kapurthala district, Punjab, India, Punjab, Pakistan * ...
) # Irib ( BCE) # Darianam ( BCE) # Ikki (precise dates unknown) # Tar ... duni (precise dates unknown) son of Ikki. his inscription is found near the inscription of Anubanini # Nur-Adad ( – 880 BCE) # Zabini ( BCE) # Hubaia ( BCE) vassal of Assyrians # Dada ( BCE) # Larkutla ( BCE)


Gilzan kingdom, c. 900–c. 820 BCE

# Unknown king (– BCE) # Asau () # Upu ( BCE)


Ida kingdom, c. 860–c. 710 BCE

# Nikdiara (– BCE) # Sharsina (– BCE) # Parnua ( BCE)


Allabria, c. 850–c. 710 BCE

# Ianziburiash () # Artasari () # Bēl-apla-iddina (until 716 BCE) # Itti ( BCE)


Gizilbunda kingdom, c. 850–c. 700 BCE

# Pirishati (until 820 BCE) (in Urash) # Titamashka ( BCE) (in Sasiashu) # Kiara ( BCE) (in Kar-Sibutu) # Engur ( BCE) (in Sibaru) # Zizi ( BCE) (in Appatar) # Zala ( BCE) (in Kit-Patia)


Araziash kingdom, c. 850 – 716 BCE

# Barua (precise dates unknown) # Munsuarta ( BCE) # Unknown king (– BCE) # Ramatea ( BCE) # Satareshu ( BCE)


Manna kingdom, c. 850–c. 611 BCE


Andia Kingdom, c. 850–c. 700 BCE

# Unnamed king of Andia ( BCE) contemporary with Daian-Ashur military leader of Assyrian empire in western Iran # Telusina ( – 715 BCE) who revolted against king of Manna and was defeated by Sargon II king of
Assyria Assyria ( Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: , romanized: ''māt Aššur''; syc, ܐܬܘܪ, ʾāthor) was a major ancient Mesopotamian civilization which existed as a city-state at times controlling regional territories in the indigenous lands of the ...


Kishesu kingdom, c. 830–c. 710 BCE


Sagbitu kingdom, c. 820–c. 710 BCE


Abdadana kingdom, c. 810–c. 710 BCE


Zikartu kingdom, c. 750 – 521 BCE

# The unnamed king of Zikartu () # Mettati ( – 714 BCE) # Bagparna (from 714 BCE) # Tritantaechmes (until July 15, 521 BCE)


Median dynasty, 726–521 BCE

The
Medes The Medes ( Old Persian: ; Akkadian: , ; Ancient Greek: ; Latin: ) were an ancient Iranian people who spoke the Median language and who inhabited an area known as Media between western and northern Iran. Around the 11th century BC, ...
were an Iranian people. The Persians, a closely related and subject people, revolted against the Median empire during the 6th century BCE.


Karalla kingdom, c. 720–c. 700 BCE


Uriaku kingdom, c. 720–c. 700 BCE


Karzinu kingdom, c. 720–c. 700 BCE


Saparda kingdom, c. 720–c. 670 BCE

# Dusanni (r. c. 670 BCE)


Scythian The Scythians or Scyths, and sometimes also referred to as the Classical Scythians and the Pontic Scythians, were an ancient Eastern * : "In modern scholarship the name 'Sakas' is reserved for the ancient tribes of northern and eastern Centra ...
kingdom, c. 700–c. 530 BCE

# Išpakaia (unknown - ) # Partatua ( - ), possible son of Išpakaia #
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( – 625 BCE), son of Partatua


Southern Kingdoms, c. 710–550 BCE


Achaemenid The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenian Empire (; peo, 𐎧𐏁𐏂, , ), also called the First Persian Empire, was an ancient Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 BC. Based in Western Asia, it was contemporarily the largest emp ...
Kings of Parsumash, c. 710–c. 635 BCE

#
Achaemenes Achaemenes ( peo, 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁 ; grc, Ἀχαιμένης ; la, Achaemenes) was the apical ancestor of the Achaemenid dynasty of rulers of Persia. Other than his role as an apical ancestor, nothing is known of his life or a ...
, founder of the dynasty. # Teispes (I) son of
Achaemenes Achaemenes ( peo, 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁 ; grc, Ἀχαιμένης ; la, Achaemenes) was the apical ancestor of the Achaemenid dynasty of rulers of Persia. Other than his role as an apical ancestor, nothing is known of his life or a ...
– BCE # Cambyses (I) son of Teispes (I) – BCE # Cyrus (I) son of Cambyses (I) – BCE


Achaemenid The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenian Empire (; peo, 𐎧𐏁𐏂, , ), also called the First Persian Empire, was an ancient Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 BC. Based in Western Asia, it was contemporarily the largest emp ...
Kings of
Anshan Anshan () is an inland prefecture-level city in central-southeast Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, about south of the provincial capital Shenyang. As of the 2020 census, it was Liaoning's third most populous city with a population ...
, c. 635 – 550 BCE

# Teispes of Anshan, or Teispes (II) son of
Achaemenes Achaemenes ( peo, 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁 ; grc, Ἀχαιμένης ; la, Achaemenes) was the apical ancestor of the Achaemenid dynasty of rulers of Persia. Other than his role as an apical ancestor, nothing is known of his life or a ...
or Cyrus (I), king of Persia, king of Anshan, – BCEMiroschedji, 1985. #
Cyrus I of Anshan Cyrus I (Old Persian: ''Kuruš'') or Cyrus I of Anshan or Cyrus I of Persia, was King of Anshan in Persia from to 580 BC or, according to others, from to 600 BC. Cyrus I of Anshan is the grandfather of Cyrus the Great, also known as Cyrus II. ...
or Cyrus (II), son of Teispes (II), king of Anshan – BCE #
Cambyses I of Anshan Cambyses I ( peo, 𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹 ''Kabūjiya'') was king of Anshan from c. 580 to 559 BC and the father of Cyrus the Great (Cyrus II), younger son of Cyrus I, and brother of Arukku. He should not be confused with his bette ...
or Cambyses (II), his son, king of Anshan – 559 BCE # Cyrus II the Great or Cyrus (III), his son, king of Anshan 559–529. He conquered the Median Empire in 550 and established the Persian Empire. * Line of Ariaramnes # Ariaramnes of Persia, son of Teispes (II), king of Persia. His reign is doubtful. # Arsames of Persia, son of Ariaramnes, king of Persia until 550, died after 520. His reign is doubtful. # His son Hystaspes was Satrap of
Parthia Parthia ( peo, 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 ''Parθava''; xpr, 𐭐𐭓𐭕𐭅 ''Parθaw''; pal, 𐭯𐭫𐭮𐭥𐭡𐭥 ''Pahlaw'') is a historical region located in northeastern Greater Iran. It was conquered and subjugated by the empire of the Med ...
under Cambyses II, Smerdis and his son Darius.


References


Bibliography

* Cameron, George, "History of Early Iran", Chicago, 1936 (repr., Chicago, 1969; tr. E.-J. Levin, L’histoire de l’Iran antique, Paris, 1937; tr. H. Anusheh, ایران در سپیده دم تاریخ, Tehran, 1993) * D’yakonov, I. M., "Istoriya Midii ot drevenĭshikh vremen do kontsa IV beka de e.E" (The history of Media from ancient times to the end of the 4th century BCE), Moscow and Leningrad, 1956; tr. Karim Kešāvarz as Tāriḵ-e Mād, Tehran, 1966. * Hinz, W., "The Lost World of Elam", London, 1972 (tr. F. Firuznia, دنیای گمشده ایلام, Tehran, 1992)
Legrain, Leon, "Historical Fragments", Philadelphia, The University of Pennsylvania Museum Publications of the Babylonian Section, vol. XIII, 1922.
* Majidzadeh, Yusef, "History and civilization of Elam", Tehran, Iran University Press, 1991. * Majidzadeh, Yusef, "History and civilization of Mesopotamia", Tehran, Iran University Press, 1997, vol.1. * Potts, D. T., The Archaeology of Elam, Cambridge University Press, 1999. * Qashqai, Hamidreza, Chronicle of early Iran history, Tehran, Avegan press, 2011 (in Persian: گاهنمای سپیده دم تاریخ در ایران ) * The Cambridge Ancient History * The Cambridge History of Iran
Vallat, Francois. Elam: The History of Elam. Encyclopaedia Iranica, vol. VIII pp. 301-313. London/New York, 1998.
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* Elamite kings