Persian Empire: Timeline

550 BC   Cyrus I of Anshan Cyrus I of Anshan

Cyrus I , was King of Anshan [i] from c. ... 

 overthrows Astyages of the Medes Medes

The Medes were an ancient Iranian people [i], who lived in the north, western, a ... 

, establishing the Persian Empire.

547 BC   Croesus, Lydia Lydia

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n king Monarch

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, is defeated by Cyrus Cyrus the Great

Cyrus the Great [i], also known as Cyrus II of Persia and Cyr ... 

 of Persia Persian Empire

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 near the River Halys.

522 BC   Babylon Babylon

Babylon was an ancient city in Mesopotamia, the ruins of which can be found in present-day Babil Province [i] ... 

 rebels against Persian Persian Empire

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 rule.

521 BC   The Babylonian rebellion against Persian Persian Empire

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 rule is suppressed.

516 BC   Indian subcontinent - Occupation of Punjab Punjab region

[Image:Punjab 1909.jpg|thumb|350px|Punjab Province, 1909]] [i] ... 

 is completed by the Persian Persian Empire

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 King Monarch

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 Gustasp.

501 BC   Naxos is attacked by the Persian Empire.

424 BC   King Artaxerxes I of Persia Persian Empire

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 is last mentioned alive in inscription. Three of his sons soon rival each other for the throne as Xerxes II, Sogdianus and Darius II of Persia, with Darius II ultimately successful.

226   Ardashir I is crowned "King of Kings" of Persia (Iran) Persian Empire

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, beginning the 400 year-reign of the Sassanid Empire Sassanid Empire

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.

228   Shah Shah

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 Artashir I, four years after establishing the Sassanid Persian Empire, completes his conquest of Parthia Parthia

Parthia was a civilization situated in the northeast of modern Iran, but at its height covering all of ... 

.

241   Shapur I of Persia succeeds Ardashir I Ardashir I

Ardashir I, also known as Ardashir-i Papagan "Ardashir, son of Papag" Ardeshiri Babakan, and a... 

 as king of Persia Persian Empire

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.

320   The Huns Huns

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 appear in Persia Persian Empire

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.

441   Persia Persian Empire

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 fights a short war with the Eastern Empire.

562   Peace treaty between the Byzantine Byzantine Empire

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 and the Persian Persian Empire

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 empires.

591   Persian Persian Empire

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 usurper Bahram VI is defeated by Khosrau II. Bistam then claims the throne.

614   The Persian Empire under general Shahrbaraz captures and sacks Jerusalem Jerusalem

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; the Church of the Holy Sepulchre Church of the Holy Sepulchre

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 is damaged by fire and the True Cross True Cross

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 is captured.

629   Jerusalem Jerusalem

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 reconquered by Byzantine Empire Byzantine Empire

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 from the Persian Empire (September).

650   Arab Arab

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 conquest of Persia Persian Empire

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 completed.

933   Shiragi Arabs from Persia Persian Empire

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 settle on the Comoros Comoros

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.

1469   Uzun Hassan wins in Persia Persian Empire

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 and defeats Abu Said

1847   Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire

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 cedes Abadan Island to the Persian Empire.

1850   The Báb BAB

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, founder of the Bábí Faith, is executed by firing squad in Tabriz Tabriz

Tabriz is the largest city in north-western Iran [i] with a population of 1.2 million people. ... 

, Persia Persian Empire

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