Timeline of Persian History

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Cyrus the Great
by Ernst Wallis l
(Public Domain)

728-549 B.C. Median Empire

678-665 B.C. Deioces or Kashtariti
665-633 B.C. Phraortes
625-585 B.C. Cyaxares the Great (Cyrus)
589-549 B.C. Astyages

550-330 B.C. Achaemenid Empire

550 B.C. Persian Revolt
547 B.C. Conquest of Lydia 
539 B.C. Conquest of Babylon
530-522 B.C. Cambyses
525 B.C. Conquest of Egypt 

522-522 B.C. Bardiya (Gaumata)

522-486 B.C. Darius I

499-449 B.C. Greco-Persian Wars

485-465 B.C. Xerxes I

465-424 B.C. Artaxerxes I

424-424 B.C. Xerxes II (Artaxerxes)

424-423 B.C. Sogdianus

424-404 B.C. Darius II (Ochus)

404-358 B.C. Artaxerxes II (Arsaces)

358-338 B.C. Artaxerxes III (Ochus)

343 B.C. Second Conquest of Egypt

338-336 B.C. Artaxerxes IV (Arses)

336-330 B.C. Darius III (Artashata)

330 B.C. Fall to Macedonia 

330-329 B.C. Artaxerxes V (Bessus)

330-309 B.C. Argead (Macedonian) Dynasty

311-129 B.C. Seleucid Dynasty 

247 B.C.-224 A.D. Parthian (Arsacid) Dynasty

247-211 B.C. Arsaces I (Tiridates I)

211-185 B.C. Arsaces II (Arsaces)

185-170 B.C. Arsaces III (Phriapatius)

170-168 B.C. Arsaces IV 

168-165 B.C. Arsaces V (Phraates I)

165-132 B.C. Arsaces VI (Mithridates I)

132-126 B.C. Arsaces VII (Phraates II)

126-126 B.C. Arsaces VIII (Bagasis)

126-122 B.C. Arsaces IX (Artabanus I)

121 B.C. Arsaces X

121-93 B.C. Arsaces XI (Mithridates II)

93-87 B.C. Arsaces XII (Sanatruces I)

91-87 B.C. Arsaces XIII (Gotarzes I)

87-67 B.C. Arsaces XIV (Mithridates III)

80-75 B.C. Arsaces XV (Orodes I)

77-70 B.C. Arsaces XII (Sanatruces I) (second reign)

77-66 B.C. Arsaces XVI 

70-57 B.C. Arsaces XVII (Phraates III)

66-63 B.C. Arsaces XVIII

65-54 B.C. Arsaces XIX (Mithridates IV)

57-38 B.C. Arsaces XX (Orodes II)

50-38 B.C. Arsaces XXI (Pacorus I)

38-2 B.C. Arsaces XXII (Phraates IV)

30-25 B.C. Arsaces XXIII (Tiridates II)

12-9 B.C. Arsaces XXIV (Mithridates V)

2 B.C.- 4 A.D. Musa

2 B.C.- 4 A.D. Arsaces XXV (Phraates V)

4-6 A.D. Arsaces XXVI (Orodes III)

8-12 A.D. Arsaces XXVII (Vonones I)

10-40 A.D. Arsaces XXVIII (Artabanus III)

35-36 A.D. Arsaces XXIX (Tiridates III)

37-37 A.D. Arsaces XXX (Cinnamus)

40-51 A.D. Arsaces XXXI (Gotarzes II)

40-46 A.D. Arsaces XXXII (Vardanes I)

c. 45-51 A.D. Arsaces XXXIII (Vonones II)

49-50 A.D. Arsaces XXXIV (Mithridates VI)

51-77 A.D. Arsaces XXXV (Vologases I)

55-58 A.D. Arsaces XXXVI (Vardanes II)

77-89 A.D. Arsaces XXXVII (Vologases II)

77-115 A.D. Arsaces XXXVIII (Pacorus II)

80-81 A.D. Arsaces XXXIX (Artabanus IV)

89-130 A.D. Arsaces XL (Osroes I)

105-148 A.D. Arsaces XLI (Vologases III)

115-145 A.D. Arsaces XLII (Mithridates VII)

116-117 A.D. Arsaces XLIII (Parthamaspates)

145-145 A.D. Arsaces XLIV (Sanatruces II)

148-191 A.D. Arsaces XLV (Vologases IV)

191-208 A.D. Arsaces XLVI (Vologases V)

190-195 A.D. Arsaces XLVII (Osroes II)

208-228 A.D. Arsaces XLVIII (Vologases VI)

213-226 A.D. Arsaces XLIX (Artabanus V)

217-222 A.D. Arsaces L (Tiridates IV)

224-651 A.D. Sasanian Empire

309-379 A.D. First Golden Era
379-498 A.D. Intermediate Era
498-622 A.D. Second Golden Era
622-651 A.D. Decline and Fall

819-999 A.D. Samanid Empire

1501-1736 A.D. Safavid Dynasty

1736-1796 A.D. Afsharid Dynasty

1750-1794 A.D. Zand Dynasty 

1785-1925 A.D. Qajar Dynasty

1925-1979 A.D. Pahlavi Dynasty

Revised: 6/18/2016