The King of Sidon was the ruler of
Sidon
Sidon ( ; he, צִידוֹן, ''Ṣīḏōn'') known locally as Sayda or Saida ( ar, صيدا ''Ṣaydā''), is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate, of which it is the capital, on the Mediterranean coast. ...
, an ancient
Phoenicia
Phoenicia () was an ancient thalassocratic civilization originating in the Levant region of the eastern Mediterranean, primarily located in modern Lebanon. The territory of the Phoenician city-states extended and shrank throughout their histor ...
n city in what is now
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...
.
Scholars have pieced together the fragmented list from various archaeological finds since the 19th century.
Egyptian period
* c.1700s BC Zimrida
* c. 1300s BC
Zimredda of Sidon / Zimrida II
[Sidon : a study in oriental history]
1907, Appendix 1: Kings of Sidon, p. 155-156.
* c. 1300s BC Iab-nilud
Assyrian period
* 680–677 BC
Abdi-Milkutti
Abdi-Milkutti (=Abdi-milki) was a King of Sidon (reigned ca. 680-677 BC) who rose up against Assyrian rule. He had formed an alliance with , king of Kundi and Sizu, a prince of the Lebanon, probably during the time of the civil war waged between ...
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Persian period
Eshmunazar Dynasty
* 575–550 BC Eshmunazar I
Eshmunazar I ( Phoenician: 𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤍𐤏𐤆𐤓 ', a theophoric name meaning 'Eshmun helps') was a priest of Astarte and the Phoenician King of Sidon (). He was the founder of his namesake dynasty, and a vassal king of the Achaemenid E ...
* 549–539 BC Tabnit I
* 539–525 BC Eshmunazar II; Amoashtart (Amastoreth, interregnum until Eshmunazar's majority)
* 525–515 BC Bodashtart
* 515–486 BC Yatonmilk
* 486–480 BC Anysos
* 480–479 BC Tetramnestos.
Baalshillem Dynasty
* 450–426 BC Baalshillem I
* 425–? BC Abdamon
* ?–401 BC Baana
* 401–366 BC Baalshillem II (Sakton)
* 365–352 BC Abdashtart I
* 351–347 BC Tennes
Tennes (Tabnit II in the Phoenician language) was a King of Sidon under the Achaemenid Empire. His predecessor was Abdashtart I (in Greek, Straton I), the son of Baalshillem II, who ruled the Phoenician city-state of Sidon from (), havin ...
(Tabnit II)[
* 346–343 BC Evagoras II (?)
* 342–333 BC Abdashtart II]
Hellenic period
* 332–329 BC Abdalonymus[
]
See also
* King of Tyre
*King of Byblos
The Kings of Byblos were the rulers of Byblos, the ancient Phoenician city in what is now Lebanon.
Scholars have pieced together the fragmented list from various archaeological finds since the 19th century.
Early period
* c.1800s BC Abichemou I
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Kings Of Byblos
Sidon
Sidon ( ; he, צִידוֹן, ''Ṣīḏōn'') known locally as Sayda or Saida ( ar, صيدا ''Ṣaydā''), is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate, of which it is the capital, on the Mediterranean coast. ...
Heads of state of Lebanon