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Achaemenid dynasty

Ancient Persian royal dynasty Achaemenes dynasty𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁𐎡𐎹Royal standardPlace of originPersisFounded705 BCFounderAchaemenes (traditional)Final rulerDarius IIITitlesShah of PersiaKing of KingsXšāyaθiya XšāyaθiyānāmGreat KingKing of MediaKing of AnshanKing of BabylonKing of Sumer and AkkadKing of the Four CornersKing of the UniversePharaoh of EgyptEstateAchaemenid EmpireDissolution330 BCCadet branchesPharnacid dynastyAriarathid dynasty Periods and dynasties of Babylon All years are BC Old Babylonian Amorite dynasty I c. 1894–1595 First Sealand dynasty II c. 1732–1475 Kassite Kassite dynasty III c. 1594–1155 Middle Babylonian Second Dynasty of Isin IV c. 1157–1026 Second Sealand dynasty V c. 1025–1005 Bazi dynasty VI c. 1004–985 Elamite dynasty VII c. 984–979 Dynasty of E VIII c. 978–732 Neo-Assyrian Assyrian dynasty(combined rule of the Adasidedynasty and the Sargoniddynasty) IX 732–626 Neo-Babylonian Chaldean dynasty X 626–539 Persian Achaemenid dynasty XI 539–331 Hellenistic Argead dynasty XII 331–309 Seleucid dynasty XIII 311–141 Parthian Arsacid dynasty XIV 141 BC–AD 224 See also: List of kings by Period and Dynastyvte