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Person

Artaxerxes I

Achaemenid king, r. 465–424/423 BCE

The son of Xerxes I and an Achaemenid King of Kings whose long reign is known through a thin Greek narrative and a growing administrative record from the empire's provinces.

Date
r. 465–late 424 or early 423 BCE
Other names
Artaxerxes Longimanus · Artaxšaça
Groups
Achaemenid kings Achaemenid royal family
Record status
Secure identification

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Connections

Child of
Xerxes I Achaemenid king, r. 486–465 BCE A¹Pa
Parent of
Darius II Achaemenid king, r. 424–405/4 BCE Kuhrt 2007; Sogdianus short-lived claimant after Artaxerxes I probable Briant 2002; Xerxes II short-lived son and successor of Artaxerxes I probable Briant 2002
Succeeded
Xerxes I Achaemenid king, r. 486–465 BCE The Babylonian astronomical tablet
Succeeded by
Xerxes II short-lived son and successor of Artaxerxes I probable Briant 2002

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