#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details
1^st		Peli	reigned c. 2600 – c. 2580 BCE (≈20 years)	Unclear succession
2^nd		Tata I	r. c. 2580 – c. 2550 BCE (≈30 years)
3^rd		Ukkutahesh	r. c. 2550 – c. 2514 BCE (≈36 years)
4^th		Hishur	r. c. 2514 – c. 2450 BCE (≈64 years)
5^th		Shushuntarana	r. c. 2450 – c. 2420 BCE (≈30 years)
6^th		Napilhush	r. c. 2420 – c. 2400 BCE (≈20 years)
7^th		Kikkutanteimti	r. c. 2400 – c. 2370 BCE (≈30 years)
8^th		Hishep-Ratep	r. c. 2370 – c. 2350 BCE (≈20 years)
9^th		Luh-ishan	r. c. 2350 – c. 2325 BCE (≈25 years)	Son of Hishep-Ratep (?) d. c. 2325 BCE
10^th	Helu		r. c. 2325 – c. 2280 BCE (≈45 years)	Unclear succession
11^th		Khita	r. c. 2280 – c. 2193 BCE (≈87 years)	Unclear succession
12^th		Puzur-Inshushinak	r. c. 2193 – c. 2078 BCE (≈115 years)	Son of Shimpishuk

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details
13^th	Girnamme		r. c. 2078 – c. 2044 BCE (≈34 years)	Unclear succession
14^th	Tazitta I		r. c. 2044 – c. 2033 BCE (≈11 years)	Relative of Girnamme
15^th	Eparti I		r. c. 2033 – c. 2032 BCE (≈1 year)	Relative of Tazitta I
16^th	Tazitta II		r. c. 2032 – c. 2028 BCE (≈4 years)	Unclear succession
17^th	Tan-Ruhurater I		r. c. 2028 – c. 2027 BCE (≈1 year)	Unclear succession
18^th		Kindadu	r. c. 2027 – c. 2001 BCE (≈26 years)	Son of Tan-Ruhurater I
19^th	Idaddu I		r. c. 2001 – c. 1993 BCE (≈8 years)	Son of Kindadu (?)
20^th	Tan-Ruhurater II		r. c. 1993 – c. 1980 BCE (≈13 years)	Son of Idaddu I

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details
21^st		Eparti II	r. c. 1980 – c. 1973 BCE (≈7 years)	Unclear succession
22^nd		Idaddu II	r. c. 1973 – c. 1970 BCE (≈3 years)	Son of Tan-Ruhurater II
23^rd	Idattunapir		r. c. 1970 – c. 1965 BCE (≈5 years)	Unclear succession
24^th	Idattutemti		r. c. 1965 – c. 1960 BCE (≈5 years)	Unclear succession
25^th	Shilhaha		r. c. 1960 – c. 1955 BCE (≈5 years)	Son of Eparti II
26^th	Kuk-Nashur I		r. c. 1955 – c. 1950 BCE (≈5 years)	Son of Shilhaha
27^th	Pala-ishshan		r. c. 1950 – c. 1945 BCE (≈5 years)	Unclear succession
28^th	Kuk-Sanit		r. c. 1945 – c. 1940 BCE (≈5 years)	Son of Pala-ishshan (?)
29^th	Kuk-Kirwash		r. c. 1940 – c. 1935 BCE (≈5 years)	Son of Lankuku
30^th	Tem-Sanit		r. c. 1935 – c. 1930 BCE (≈5 years)	Sons of Kuk-Kirwash
31^st	Kuk-Nahhunte		r. c. 1930 – c. 1928 BCE (≈2 years)	Sons of Kuk-Kirwash

#	Portrait or inscription	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details
32^nd	Atta-hushu	r. c. 1928 – c. 1830 BCE (≈98 years)	Sons of Kuk-Nashur I (?)
33^rd	Tetep-Mada	r. c. 1830 – c. 1792 BCE (≈38 years)	Sons of Kuk-Nashur I (?)
34^th	Shirukduh	r. c. 1792 – c. 1790 BCE (≈2 years)	Descendant of Shilhaha
35^th	Shimut-Wartash I	r. c. 1790 – c. 1778 BCE (≈12 years)	Son of Shirukduh
36^th	Siwe-Palar-Khuppak	r. c. 1778 – c. 1745 BCE (≈33 years)	Nephews of Shirukduh (?)
37^th	Kuduzulush I	r. c. 1745 – c. 1730 BCE (≈15 years)	Nephews of Shirukduh (?)
38^th	Kutir-Nahhunte I	r. c. 1730 – c. 1700 BCE (≈30 years)	Sons of Kuduzulush I
39^th	Lila-Irtash	r. c. 1700 – c. 1698 BCE (≈2 years)	Sons of Kuduzulush I
40^th	Temti-Agun I	r. c. 1698 – c. 1690 BCE (≈8 years)	Son of Kutir-Nahhunte I
41^st	Atta-Merra-Halki	r. c. 1690 – c. 1680 BCE (≈10 years)	Son of Kuduzulush I (?)
42^nd	Tata II	r. c. 1680 – c. 1660 BCE (≈20 years)	Brother of Atta-Merra-Halki
43^rd	Kutir-Shilhaha I	r. c. 1660 – c. 1650 BCE (≈10 years)	Son of Temti-Agun I
44^th	Kuk-Nashur II	r. c. 1650 – c. 1635 BCE (≈15 years)	Son of Kuk-Nahhunte (?)
45^th	Kuk-Nashur III	r. c. 1635 – c. 1625 BCE (≈10 years)	Sons of Kutir-Shilhaha I
46^th	Temti-Raptash	r. c. 1625 – c. 1605 BCE (≈20 years)	Sons of Kutir-Shilhaha I
47^th	Sirtuh	r. c. 1605 – c. 1605 BCE (≈5 years)	Sons of Kuk-Nashur III
48^th	Shimut-Wartash II	r. c. 1605 – c. 1605 BCE (≈5 years)	Sons of Kuk-Nashur III
49^th	Kuduzulush II	r. c. 1605 – c. 1600 BCE (≈5 years)	Son of Shimut-Wartash II
50^th	Tan-Uli	r. c. 1600 – c. 1570 BCE (≈30 years)	Nephew of Shilhaha
51^st	Temti-Halki	r. c. 1570 – c. 1550 BCE (≈20 years)	Son of Tan-Uli
52^nd	Kuk-Nashur IV	r. c. 1550 – c. 1500 BCE (≈50 years)	Son of Tan-Uli (?)
53^rd	Kutir-Nahhunte II	r. c. 1500 – c. 1450 BCE (≈50 years)	Son of Kuduzulush I (?)

#	Portrait or inscription	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details
54^th	Kidinu	r. c. 1450 – c. 1440 BCE (≈10 years)	Unclear succession
55^th	Tan-Ruhurater III	r. c. 1440 – c. 1430 BCE (≈10 years)
56^th	Inshushinak-Sunkir-Nappipir	r. c. 1430 – c. 1420 BCE (≈10 years)
57^th	Shalla	r. c. 1420 – c. 1410 BCE (≈10 years)
58^th	Tepti-Ahar	r. c. 1410 – c. 1400 BCE (≈10 years)

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details
59^th	Igi-Halki		r. c. 1400 – c. 1390 BCE (≈10 years)	Unclear succession
60^th	Pahir-Ishshan		r. c. 1390 – c. 1380 BCE (≈10 years)	Sons of Igi-Halki
61^st	Attar-Kittah		r. c. 1380 – c. 1370 BCE (≈10 years)	Sons of Igi-Halki
62^nd	Humban-Numena I		r. c. 1370 – c. 1275 BCE (≈95 years)	Son of Attar-Kittah
63^rd		Untash-Napirisha	r. c. 1275 – c. 1250 BCE (≈25 years)	Son of Humban-Numena I
64^th	Kidin-Hutran I		r. c. 1250 – c. 1240 BCE (≈10 years)	Sons of Pahir-Ishshan
65^th	Unpahash-Napirisha		r. c. 1240 – c. 1235 BCE (≈5 years)	Sons of Pahir-Ishshan
66^th	Kidin-Hutran II		r. c. 1235 – c. 1230 BCE (≈5 years)	Son of Unpahash-Napirisha
67^th	Napirisha-Untash		r. c. 1230 – c. 1210 BCE (≈20 years)	Son of Kidin-Hutran II

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details
68^th		Shutruk-Nakhunte I	r. c. 1217 – c. 1155 BCE (≈62 years)	Son of Hallutush-Inshushinak
69^th	Kutir-Nahhunte I		r. c. 1155 – c. 1150 BCE (≈5 years)	Sons of Shutruk-Nahhunte I
70^th		Shilhak-Inshushinak I	r. c. 1150 – c. 1120 BCE (≈30 years)	Sons of Shutruk-Nahhunte I
71^st	Kutir-Nahhunte II		r. c. 1120 – c. 1115 BCE (≈5 years)	Son of Kutir-Nahhunte I

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details
1^st	Sarduri I		r. c. 834 – c. 828 BCE (≈6 years)	Son of Lutipri
2^nd	Ishpuini		r. c. 828 – c. 810 BCE (≈18 years)	Son of Sarduri I
3^rd		Menua	r. c. 810 – c. 786 BCE (≈24 years)	Son of Ishpuini
4^th		Argishti I	r. c. 786 – c. 764 BCE (≈22 years)	Son of Menua
5^th		Sarduri II	r. c. 764 – c. 735 BCE (≈29 years)	Son of Argishti I

#	Portrait or inscription	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details
1^st	Iranzu	r. c. 735 – c. 719 BCE (≈16 years)	Unclear succession
2^nd	Aza	r. c. 719 – c. 714 BCE (≈5 years)	Son of Iranzu
3^rd	Ullusunu	r. c. 714 – c. 681 BCE (≈33 years)	Brother of Aza
4^th	Ahsheri	r. c. 681 – c. 678 BCE (≈3 years)	Unclear succession

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details
1^st		Deioces	r. c. 678 BCE (≈1 year)	Son of Phraortes the Old d. c. 678 BCE
2^nd	Phraortes		r. c. 678 – c. 625 BCE (≈53 years)	Son of Deioces d. c. 625 BCE
3^rd		Cyaxares I	r. c. 625 – c. 585 BCE (≈40 years)	Son of Phraortes d. c. 585 BCE
4^th		Astyages	r. c. 585 – c. 550 BCE (≈35 years)	Son of Cyaxares I d. c. 550 BCE

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details
1^st		Darius I	r. September 522 – October 486 BCE (≈36 years)	Son of Hystaspes d. October 486 BCE
2^nd		Xerxes I	r. October 486 – August 465 BCE (≈21 years)	Son of Darius I d. August 465 BCE
3^rd		Artaxerxes I	r. August 465 – c. 24 December 424 BCE (≈41 years)	Son of Xerxes I d. c. December 424 BCE
4^th		Xerxes II	r. c. 24 December 424 – c. 10 January 423 BCE (≈45 days)	Son of Artaxerxes I d. c. 10 January 423 BCE
5^th	Sogdianus		r. c. 10 January 423 – c. mid-423 BCE (≈6 months)	Son of Darius I
6^th		Darius II	r. c. mid-423 – c. April 404 BCE (≈19 years)	Son of Darius I d. c. April 404 BCE
7^th		Artaxerxes II	r. c. April 404 – c. April 358 BCE (≈46 years)	Son of Darius I d. c. April 358 BCE
8^th		Artaxerxes III	r. c. April 358 – c. September 338 BCE (≈20 years)	Son of Darius II d. c. September 338 BCE
9^th		Artaxerxes IV	r. c. September 338 – c. winter 336 BCE (≈2 years)	Son of Artaxerxes III d. 336 BCE
10^th		Darius III	r. c. winter 336 – July 330 BCE (≈6 years)	Son of Artaxerxes IV d. July 330 BCE

#	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details
4^th	Cyrus II	r. c. 550 – August 530 BCE (≈20 years)	Son of Cambyses I d. 4 December 530 BCE
5^th	Cambyses II	r. August 530 – April 522 BCE (≈8 years)	Son of Cyrus II d. July 522 BCE
6^th	Bardiya	r. April 522 – September 522 BCE (≈5 months)	Son of Cyrus III d. September 522 BCE

User:SomeGuyWhoRandomlyEdits/List of rulers in ancient Iran

Awan (c. 2600 – c. 2078 BCE)

Awan dynasty (c. 2600 – c. 2078 BCE)

Shimashki (c. 2078 – c. 1928 BCE)

Shimashki dynasty (c. 2078 – c. 1980 BCE)

Epartid dynasty (c. 1980 – c. 1928 BCE)

Susa (c. 1928 – c. 1450 BCE)

Sukkalmah dynasty (c. 1928 – c. 1450 BCE)

Kabnak (c. 1450 – c. 1400 BCE)

Kidinuid dynasty (c. 1450 – c. 1400 BCE)

Anshan (c. 1400 – c. 980 BCE)

Igehalkid dynasty (c. 1400 – c. 1210 BCE)

Shutrukid dynasty (c. 1217 – c. 1115 BCE)

Arzashkun (c. 834 – c. 735 BCE)

Izirtu (c. 735 – c. 678 BCE)

Ecbatana (c. 678 – c. 550 BCE)

Parsua (c. 550 – c. 522 BCE)

Persepolis (c. 522 – c. 330 BCE)

Pella (c. 330 – c. 323 BCE)

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