Ariaramnes

Ariaramnes
Position of Ariaramnes in the Achaemenid lineage according to Darius the Great in the Behistun inscription.
IssueArsames
King of Parsa (possibly)
Old Persian𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎼𐎶𐎴 (Ariyāramna)
Modern Persianاریارمنه
GreekἈριαράμνης
DynastyAchaemenid
FatherTeispes (probably)

Ariaramnes (Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎼𐎶𐎴[1] Ariyāramna;[2] "peace of the Arya") was a great-uncle of Cyrus the Great and the great-grandfather of Darius I, and perhaps the king of Parsa,[3] the ancient core kingdom of Persia.

Ariaramnes was most likely the brother of Cyrus I of Anshan and son of Teispes, but this is not certain. In any case, he was a member of the Achaemenid House. As supported by the relief at Behistun he was the first king of a separate Achaemenid branch that ran parallel[clarification needed] to the reigns of Cyrus I and his son Cambyses I. As the great-grandfather of Darius the Great, this line ultimately absorbs the Dynasty and dominates the Persian Empire.

  1. ^ Akbarzadeh & Yahyanezhad 2006, p. 56.
  2. ^ Kent 2005, p. 393.
  3. ^ Shahbazi, A. Sh. (1987). "ARIYĀRAMNA". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Retrieved 2020-01-19.

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