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1220:Teththiweibi
1166:Themistocles
1111:Ariarathes I
1064:Artabazus II
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1534:Pherendates
1519:Satraps of
1467:Evagoras II
1330:Orontobates
1289:Lygdamis II
1195:Dynasts of
1171:Archeptolis
1161:Aristagoras
1146:Eurysthenes
1039:Artabazus I
977:Tithraustes
907:Satraps of
827:Cambyses II
766:Family tree
639:Cambyses II
534:Family tree
474:(disputed)
347:Works cited
312:Briant 1996
221:(satrap of
186:during the
150:Old Persian
87:Old Persian
1884:Categories
1539:Achaemenes
1510:Orontes II
1505:Darius III
1426:Bodashtart
1374:Boulomenus
1300:Hecatomnus
1284:Pisindelis
1274:Lygdamis I
1247:Mithrapata
1238:Artembares
1181:Amyntas II
1122:Asia Minor
1101:Ariamnes I
1088:Cappadocia
1034:Oebares II
1019:Mitrobates
957:Pissuthnes
817:Cambyses I
794:Ariaramnes
787:Achaemenes
629:Cambyses I
606:Ariaramnes
599:Achaemenes
585:Achaemenid
524:Achaemenid
256:References
240:His name (
235:Great King
172:Ariaramnes
154:𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠𐎶
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112:Achaemenid
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1672:Megabyzus
1646:Camisares
1622:Atropates
1578:Hystaspes
1500:Orontes I
1495:Artasyrus
1431:Yatonmilk
1388:Azemilcus
1371:Mattan IV
1341:Macedonia
1339:Kings of
1325:Pixodarus
1279:Artemisia
1242:Artumpara
1186:Philiscus
1156:Histiaeus
1136:Demaratus
1131:Miltiades
1029:Megabates
1024:Megabazus
982:Tiribazus
862:Darius II
857:Sogdianus
852:Xerxes II
674:Sogdianus
669:Xerxes II
560:Phraortes
465:Ariamenes
297:Kent 2005
285:Kent 2005
261:Citations
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227:Pharnaces
219:Hystaspes
77:Megabates
72:Pharnaces
67:Hystaspes
1809:Monarchy
1740:Abulites
1694:Hyrcania
1612:Hydarnes
1588:Masistes
1529:Aryandes
1383:Evagoras
1305:Mausolus
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1208:Kybernis
1176:Aridolis
1141:Gongylos
987:Struthas
927:Harpagus
842:Xerxes I
575:Astyages
570:Cyaxares
481:Cyrus II
449:Arsames
424:April 9,
415:"ARŠĀMA"
375:(1996).
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250:Darius I
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176:Darius I
156:Aršāma,
1821:History
1783:Portals
1754:Babylon
1750:Mazaeus
1744:Susiana
1724:Parthia
1710:Atizyes
1680:Belesys
1656:Arsames
1651:Mazaeus
1633:Cilicia
1583:Dadarsi
1570:Bactria
1559:Mazaces
1554:Sabaces
1544:Arsames
1487:Armenia
1483:Satraps
1378:Abdemon
1315:Idrieus
1294:Adusius
1262:Dynasts
1252:Perikle
1234:Arbinas
1224:Kheriga
1213:Kuprlli
1204:Kheziga
1151:Prokles
1096:Datames
1084:Satraps
1074:Arsites
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932:Oroetus
922:Mazares
917:Tabalus
832:Bardiya
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807:Teispes
801:Arsames
776:of the
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624:Cyrus I
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613:Arsames
555:Deioces
223:Parthia
204:Hamadan
167:Ἀρσάμης
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107:Dynasty
42:Antwerp
29:Arsames
1734:Persis
1593:Bessus
1462:Tennes
1435:Anysos
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1124:cities
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1266:Caria
1197:Lycia
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526:kings
196:Parsa
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1797:Iran
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