Sogdianus

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Sogdianus was a short-reigning Achaemenid Persian king who briefly held the throne amid dynastic struggles following the death of Artaxerxes I.

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Sogdianus canonical 9

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Achaemenid king ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Achaemenid succession crisis after Artaxerxes I ⓘ
cameToPowerAfter death of Artaxerxes I ⓘ
cameToPowerDuring Achaemenid dynastic struggle ⓘ
category 5th-century BC monarchs of Persia ⓘ
Achaemenid kings ⓘ
causeOfDeath executed ⓘ
contestedBy Darius II ⓘ
linked to: Darius II of Persia
countryRuled Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
deathPlace Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
defeatedBy Darius II ⓘ
linked to: Darius II of Persia
dynasty Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ
ethnicGroup Persian ⓘ
father Artaxerxes I ⓘ
givenName Sogdianus ⓘ
halfBrother Darius II ⓘ
linked to: Darius II of Persia

Xerxes II ⓘ
linked to: Xerxes II of Persia
house Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ
languageSpoken Old Persian ⓘ
mannerOfDeath buried alive in ashes ⓘ
mentionedIn Ctesias of Cnidus ⓘ
mother Alogyne of Babylon ⓘ
notableFor participation in Achaemenid succession crisis ⓘ
very short reign ⓘ
orderedExecutionOf Xerxes II ⓘ
linked to: Xerxes II of Persia
predecessor Artaxerxes I ⓘ
realm Mesopotamia ⓘ
Persia ⓘ
parts of the Achaemenid Near East ⓘ
reignDuration about 6 months ⓘ
reignEnd 423 BC ⓘ
reignStart 424 BC ⓘ
relative Darius I ⓘ
linked to: Darius I of Persia

Xerxes I ⓘ
religion Zoroastrianism ⓘ
royalStyle King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
siblingRival Darius II ⓘ
linked to: Darius II of Persia

Xerxes II ⓘ
linked to: Xerxes II of Persia
successor Darius II ⓘ
linked to: Darius II of Persia
timePeriod 5th century BC ⓘ
title King of Kings ⓘ
King of Persia ⓘ
usurpedThroneFrom Xerxes II ⓘ
linked to: Xerxes II of Persia

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