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Person

Sogdianus

short-lived claimant after Artaxerxes I

A son of Artaxerxes I whom Ctesias places between Xerxes II and Darius II for a reign of a few months. Surviving Babylonian dating formulae do not recognise him, so the sequence and reach of his rule remain uncertain.

Date
r. 424–423 BCE in the Greek narrative
Other names
Secyndianus
Groups
Achaemenid kings Achaemenid royal family
Record status
Probable

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Connections

Child of
Artaxerxes I Achaemenid king, r. 465–424/423 BCE probable P. Briant 2002
Sibling of
Darius II Achaemenid king, r. 424–405/4 BCE probable P. Briant 2002; Xerxes II short-lived son and successor of Artaxerxes I probable P. Briant 2002
Succeeded
Xerxes II short-lived son and successor of Artaxerxes I probable P. Briant 2002
Succeeded by
Darius II Achaemenid king, r. 424–405/4 BCE probable P. Briant 2002

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