I. PERSIAN DYNASTY.

Here follow the Macedo-Grecian and Parthian dynasties, which held rule over Persia till the

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III. PERSIAN DYNASTY.

...... 2150

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SASSANIAN KINGS. 411 YEARS.

529 YEARS.

B. C. 1. Kaiumarath, or Keiomarras Siamek

40 2190 (560)........... Kaiumarath again

30 2. Hushang, or Houschenck, called

2120 Pischdad, or Chedorlaomer* 3. Tahmuras

.(700)......... 30 2070 4. Giamschid, or Giemschid

30 2040 5. Dahak, Zahak, or Zoak ...(1000)......... 30 2010 6. Aphridun, Phridun, or Pheridun. 120 7. Manugiar, called Phirouz ... (500)... 120 ...... 1860 8. Nodar

7 1740 9. Apherasiab, or Afrasiab

12 1733 10. Zoab, Zab, or Zoub ..........................

30 1721 11. Gershab, or Gershasp

30 End of the dynasty.... 529 ...... 1661 A long interregnum succeeds, and the Turanian, Assyrian, and Median dominations; after which succeeds the

..... 1980

...... 240

...... 272 ...... 275

...... 1691

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II. KAIANAN DYNASTY.

PERSIAN KINGS, 228 YEARS,

I. M. A.D. 1. Artaxeres, or Ardschir ben Babek ... 14 10 225 2. Sapor, or Schabour .... ...................31 0 3. Hormisdas, or Hormouz ....................

1 0 271 4. Vararanes, or Baharam

3 0 5. Vararanes 11., or Baharam II..............17 0 6. Narses or Narsi

..............(7) 8 0 292 7. Misdates, or Hormouz

7 5 ...... 300 8. Sapor 11., or Schabour doulaktaf.........70 0 307 9. Artaxerxes, or Ardschir

4 0 377 10. Sapor III., or Schabour ben Schabour... 5 0

381 11. Vararanes iv., or Kerman Schah ......11 0

386 12. Isdegertes, or Jesdegerd al Athim ...... 21 0

397 13. Vararanes V., or Babaram Gour.........23 0 ...... 418 14. Vararanes vi., or Jezdegerd ben Ba

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441 15. Peroz, or Firouz ...........

0 459 16. Valens, or Balasch ben Firouz............ 4 0 479 Cavad, or Kobad

..........11

8 0 494 Cavad .......

.............30

0 ...... 502 18. Chosroes, or Nouschirvan..

.48 0 532 19. Hormisdas II., or Hormouz ben

8 0 Nouschirvan

580 20. Chosroes 11., or Khosru Perviz ... ... ... 390 588 21. Siroes, or Shironieh..

1 0

..... 627

2 6 (2 m.) 23. Sarbaris, or Scheheriah (1 y. 1 m.) 2 0 630 Hormisdas, or Jezdegerd ben Sche. heriah

4 0

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529

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521

1. Cyrus, or Kai Chosru, in Persia......... 8)

Media .........1530

Babylon 7 2. Cambyses, or Lohorasp, 7y.5m. Smerdis Magus

8 3. Darius, son of Hystaspes, or Gushtasp......36 4. Xerxes

.21 5. Artaxerxes Longimanus, or Ardshir Dir

41 azdest, or Bahaman.... 6. Darius Nothus......

19 7. Artaxerxes Mnemon .............................. 46 8. Ochus, or Darab I. .........

.23 9. Darius, or Codomannus, or Darab 11. 4

...... 335

Conquered by Alexander, or Ascander... 228

331

Saracen Dynasty............411 0

636