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Achaemenid family tree. 15 languages. Čeština; Deutsch; ... "Family Tree of Darius the Great". Encyclopædia Iranica. Archived from the original on 2010-12-08
The Achaemenid dynasty ... Of these, the Pasargadae are the most noble and include the family of Achaemenids, the Kings of Persia, who are descendants of Perseus. [5]
Achaemenes (Old Persian: 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁 Haxāmaniš; Ancient Greek: Ἀχαιμένης Akhaiménēs; Latin: Achaemenēs) was the progenitor (apical ancestor) of the Achaemenid dynasty of rulers of Persia. Other than his role as an apical ancestor, nothing is known of his life or actions.
The Achaemenid Empire borrows its name from the ancestor of Cyrus the Great, the founder of the empire, Achaemenes.The term Achaemenid means "of the family of the Achaemenis/Achaemenes" (Old Persian: 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁, romanized: Haxāmaniš; [24] a bahuvrihi compound translating to "having a friend's mind"). [25]
Achaemenid family tree. The designations or abbreviations of the Achaemenid royal inscriptions are based on the system introduced by Roland Grubb Kent in 1953. [8] Manfred Mayrhofer (1978), Alireza Shapour Shahbazi (1985) and Rüdiger Schmitt (2000) have expanded and modified it.
The Achaemenid Empire was defeated and conquered by Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia, in 331 [43] –329 BC. [42] After Alexander's death in 323 BC, the Wars of the Diadochi broke out between his successors, leading to the rapid disintegration of the empire. [7] Alexander did not assume the former Achaemenid royal title of 'King of Kings'.
Seven Achaemenid clans or seven Achaemenid houses were seven significant families that had key roles during the Achaemenid era. Only one of them had regnant pedigree. [1]
Oldenborg dynasty family tree (in Czech), shows relationships between branches of Oldenburg dynasty, i.e. the Kings of Denmark, the Czars of Russia, Kings of Sweden, the Kings of Greece, the Kings of Norway. Dukes of Holstein=Gottrop (Oldenburg) Canute the Great's family tree; Kings of Norway family tree. Modern Norwegian Royal Family; Kings of ...