Hydarnes ( peo, 𐎻𐎡𐎭𐎼𐎴, Vidṛna), also known as Idernes, was a
Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
nobleman, who was active during the reign of
Darius II
Darius II ( peo, 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 ; grc-gre, Δαρεῖος ), also known by his given name Ochus ( ), was King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 423 BC to 405 or 404 BC.
Artaxerxes I, who died in 424 BC, was followed by h ...
(). He was a descendant (perhaps grandson) of
Hydarnes the Younger
Hydarnes II ( peo, 𐎻𐎡𐎭𐎼𐎴, Vidṛna), also known as Hydarnes the Younger (by contrast with his father Hydarnes the Old) was a Persian commander of the Achaemenid Empire in the 5th century BC. He was the son of Hydarnes, satrap of the ...
, who was himself the son of
Hydarnes
Hydarnes ( peo, 𐎻𐎡𐎭𐎼𐎴, Vidṛna), also known as Hydarnes the Elder, was a Persians, Persian nobleman, who was one of the seven conspirators who overthrew the Bardiya, Pseudo-Smerdis. His name is the Greek transliteration of the Old P ...
, one of the seven Persian conspirators who overthrew the
Pseudo-Smerdis. He was the father of
Stateira and Teritoukhmes.
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5th-century BC Iranian people
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