List of rulers of Elam
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This is a List of rulers of Elam
from earliest times to the Persian Empire. All dates are middle chronology.
Elamite Empire
The Elamites were a people located in southwestern Iran, in what is now Khuzestan, Ilam
, Fars, Bushehr
, Lorestan
, Bakhtiari
and Kohgiluyeh provinces. Their language was neither Semitic
nor Indo-European
, and they were the geographic precursors of the Persian/Median empire that later appeared.
Kings of Elymais
Elam
Elam was an ancient civilization located in what is now southwest Iran. Elam was centered in the far west and the southwest of modern-day Iran, stretching from the lowlands of Khuzestan and Ilam Province, as well as a small part of southern Iraq...
from earliest times to the Persian Empire. All dates are middle chronology.
Elamite EmpireElamElam was an ancient civilization located in what is now southwest Iran. Elam was centered in the far west and the southwest of modern-day Iran, stretching from the lowlands of Khuzestan and Ilam Province, as well as a small part of southern Iraq...
, c. 2700–519 BC
The Elamites were a people located in southwestern Iran, in what is now Khuzestan, IlamIlam Province
Ilam Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the south-west of the country, bordering Iraq. Its provincial center is the city of Ilam. Covering an area of 19,086 square kilometers, the cities of the province are Ilam, Mehran, Dehloran, Dareh Shahr, Sarable, Eyvan, Abdanan and Arkwaz...
, Fars, Bushehr
Bushehr Province
Bushehr Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the south of the country, with a long coastline onto the Persian Gulf. Its center is Bandar-e-Bushehr, the provincial capital. The province has nine counties: Bushehr, Dashtestan, Dashti, Dayyer, Deylam, Jam, Kangan, Ganaveh and Tangestan...
, Lorestan
Lorestan Province
Lorestan Province is a historic territory and province of western Iran, amidst the Zagros Mountains. The population of Lorestan was estimated at 1,716,527 people in 2006.Lorestan covers an area of 28,392 km²...
, Bakhtiari
Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province
Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It lies in the southwestern part of the country. Its capital is Shahrekord.It has an area of 16,332 square kilometers and a population of 842,000 .- People and culture :...
and Kohgiluyeh provinces. Their language was neither Semitic
Semitic
In linguistics and ethnology, Semitic was first used to refer to a language family of largely Middle Eastern origin, now called the Semitic languages...
nor Indo-European
Indo-European languages
The Indo-European languages are a family of several hundred related languages and dialects, including most major current languages of Europe, the Iranian plateau, and South Asia and also historically predominant in Anatolia...
, and they were the geographic precursors of the Persian/Median empire that later appeared.
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Old Elamite Period, c. 2700- c. 1500 BC | |||||||||
Early Elamite kings, c. 2700- c. 2600 BC | |||||||||
1 | Humbaba Humbaba In Akkadian mythology Humbaba or Huwawa , also Humbaba the Terrible was a monstrous giant of immemorial age raised by Utu, the Sun... |
? - c. 2680 BC | c. 2700 BC | c. 2680 BC | ? | contemporary with Gilgamesh Gilgamesh Gilgamesh was the fifth king of Uruk, modern day Iraq , placing his reign ca. 2500 BC. According to the Sumerian king list he reigned for 126 years. In the Tummal Inscription, Gilgamesh, and his son Urlugal, rebuilt the sanctuary of the goddess Ninlil, in Tummal, a sacred quarter in her city of... king of Uruk Uruk Uruk was an ancient city of Sumer and later Babylonia, situated east of the present bed of the Euphrates river, on the ancient dry former channel of the Euphrates River, some 30 km east of modern As-Samawah, Al-Muthannā, Iraq.Uruk gave its name to the Uruk... |
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2 | Humban-Shutur (or Khumbastir) | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
Awan dynasty Awan dynasty The Awan Dynasty was the first dynasty of Elam of which anything is known today, appearing at the dawn of historical record. The Elamites were likely major rivals of neighboring Sumer from remotest antiquity; they were said to have been defeated by Enmebaragesi of Kish The Awan Dynasty was the... , c. 2600-2078 BC |
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3 | The unnamed King of Awan | King of Awan | ? - ? | c. 2580 BC | ? | ? | contemporary with the last king of the first dynasty of Uruk Uruk Uruk was an ancient city of Sumer and later Babylonia, situated east of the present bed of the Euphrates river, on the ancient dry former channel of the Euphrates River, some 30 km east of modern As-Samawah, Al-Muthannā, Iraq.Uruk gave its name to the Uruk... |
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4 | ...Lu | King of Awan | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
5 | Kur-Ishshak | King of Awan | ? - ? | ? | c. 2550 BC | ? | 36 years. contemporary with Lugal-Anne-Mundu Lugal-Anne-Mundu Lugal-Anne-Mundu was the most important king of the city-state Adab in Sumer. The Sumerian king list claims he reigned for 90 years, following the defeat of Meskiaj-nanna of Ur... king of Adab Adab Adab or Udab was an ancient Sumerian city between Telloh and Nippur. It was located at the site of modern Bismaya or Bismya in the Wasit Governorate of Iraq.-History:... & Ur-Nanshe Ur-Nanshe Ur-Nanshe was the first king of the dynasty of Lagash, probably in the first half of the 24th century BC .He ascended after Lugal-Sha-Gen-Sur , who was the ensi, or high priest.... king of Lagash Lagash Lagash is located northwest of the junction of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers and east of Uruk, about east of the modern town of Ash Shatrah. Lagash was one of the oldest cities of the Ancient Near East... |
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6 | Peli | King of Awan | ? - ? | c. 2500 BC | ? | ? | |||
7 | Tata I | King of Awan | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
8 | Ukku-Tanhish | King of Awan | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
9 | Hishutash | King of Awan | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
10 | Shushun-Tarana | King of Awan | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
11 | Napi-Ilhush | King of Awan | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
12 | Kikku-Siwe-Temti | King of Awan | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
13 | Hishep-Ratep I | King of Awan | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
14 | Luh-Ishshan | King of Awan | ? -c. 2325 BC | ? | c. 2325 BC | Son of Hishep-Ratep I | |||
15 | Hishep-Ratep II | King of Awan | ? - ? | c. 2325 BC | ? | Son of Luh-Ishshan | |||
16 | Emahsini | King of Awan | ? - 2311 BC | c. 2315 BC | 2311 BC | ||||
17 | Helu | King of Awan | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
18 | Hita | King of Awan | ? - ? | c. 2270 BC | c. 2270 BC | ? | contemporary of Naram-Sin Naram-Sin Naram-Sin , reigned ca. 2254–2218 BCE, short chronology, was the third successor and grandson of King Sargon of Akkad. Under Naram-Sin the Akkadian Empire reached its zenith... king of Akkad Akkad The Akkadian Empire was an empire centered in the city of Akkad and its surrounding region in Mesopotamia.... |
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19 | Kutik-Inshushinak Kutik-Inshushinak Kutik-Inshushinak was king of Elam from about 2240 to 2220 BC , and the last from the Awan dynasty.... |
King of Awan | ? - ? | c. 2100 BC | c. 2100 BC | son of Shinpi-hish-huk | contemporary of Ur-Nammu Ur-Nammu Ur-Nammu founded the Sumerian 3rd dynasty of Ur, in southern Mesopotamia, following several centuries of Akkadian and Gutian rule... king of Ur Ur Ur was an important city-state in ancient Sumer located at the site of modern Tell el-Muqayyar in Iraq's Dhi Qar Governorate... . Susa Susa Susa was an ancient city of the Elamite, Persian and Parthian empires of Iran. It is located in the lower Zagros Mountains about east of the Tigris River, between the Karkheh and Dez Rivers.... conquered by Ur Ur Ur was an important city-state in ancient Sumer located at the site of modern Tell el-Muqayyar in Iraq's Dhi Qar Governorate... troops in 2078 and 2016 BC |
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Simashki dynasty, c. 2100- c. 1928 BC | |||||||||
20 | The unnamed king of Simashki | king of Simashki | ? - c. 2100 BC | ? | c. 2100 BC | ? | cont. Kutik-Inshushinak Kutik-Inshushinak Kutik-Inshushinak was king of Elam from about 2240 to 2220 BC , and the last from the Awan dynasty.... king of Awan Awan dynasty The Awan Dynasty was the first dynasty of Elam of which anything is known today, appearing at the dawn of historical record. The Elamites were likely major rivals of neighboring Sumer from remotest antiquity; they were said to have been defeated by Enmebaragesi of Kish The Awan Dynasty was the... |
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21 | Gir-Namme I | king of Simashki | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
22 | Tazitta I | king of Simashki | ? - ? | c. 2040 BC | c. 2037 BC | ? | |||
23 | Eparti I | king of Simashki | ? - ? | ? | c. 2033 BC | ? | |||
24 | Gir-Namme II | king of Simashki | ? - ? | c. 2033 BC | ? | ? | |||
25 | Tazitta II | king of Simashki | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
26 | Lurak-Luhhan | king of Simashki | ? - 2022 BC | c. 2028 BC | 2022 BC | ? | |||
27 | Hutran-Temti | king of Simashki | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
28 | Indattu-Inshushinak I | king of Simashki | ? - 2016 BC | ? | 2016 BC | son of Hutran-Temti | |||
29 | Kindattu | king of Simashki | ? - ? | before 2006 BC | after 2005 BC | son of Tan-Ruhuratir | conqueror of Ur Ur Ur was an important city-state in ancient Sumer located at the site of modern Tell el-Muqayyar in Iraq's Dhi Qar Governorate... |
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30 | Indattu-Inshushinak II | king of Simashki | ? - ? | c. 1980 BC | ? | son of Pepi | cont. Shu-ilishu king of Isin Isin Isin was an ancient city-state of lower Mesopotamia about 20 miles south of Nippur at the site of modern Ishan al-Bahriyat in Iraq's Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate.-History:... & Bilalama king of Eshnunna Eshnunna Eshnunna was an ancient Sumerian city and city-state in central Mesopotamia. Although situated in the Diyala Valley north-east of Sumer proper, the city nonetheless belonged securely within the Sumerian cultural milieu.The tutelary deity of the city was Tishpak .- History :Occupied from the Jemdet... |
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32 | Tan-Ruhuratir I | king of Simashki | ? - ? | c. 1965 BC | ? | son of Indattu-Inshushinnak II | cont. Iddin-Dagan king of Isin Isin Isin was an ancient city-state of lower Mesopotamia about 20 miles south of Nippur at the site of modern Ishan al-Bahriyat in Iraq's Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate.-History:... |
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33 | Indattu-Inshushinak III | king of Simashki | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Tan-Ruhuratir I | more than 3 years | ||
35 | Indattu-Napir | king of Simashki | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
36 | Indattu-Temti | king of Simashki | ? - ? | ? | 1928? BC | ? | |||
Epartid dynasty, c. 1970- c. 1500 BC | |||||||||
31 | Eparti II | king of Anshan & Susa, Sukkalmah | ? - ? | c. 1973 BC | ? | Married with a daughter of Iddin-Dagan king of Isin Isin Isin was an ancient city-state of lower Mesopotamia about 20 miles south of Nippur at the site of modern Ishan al-Bahriyat in Iraq's Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate.-History:... in 1973 BC. |
cont. Iddin-Dagan king of Isin Isin Isin was an ancient city-state of lower Mesopotamia about 20 miles south of Nippur at the site of modern Ishan al-Bahriyat in Iraq's Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate.-History:... |
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34 | Shilhaha | king of Anshan & Susa, Sukkalmah | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Eparti II | |||
37 | Kuk-Nashur I | Sukkalmah | ? - ? | ? | ? | son (ruhushak) of Shilhaha | |||
38 | Atta-hushu | Sukkal and Ippir of Susa, Shepherd of the people of Susa Susa Susa was an ancient city of the Elamite, Persian and Parthian empires of Iran. It is located in the lower Zagros Mountains about east of the Tigris River, between the Karkheh and Dez Rivers.... , Shepherd of Inshushinak |
? - after 1894 BC | ?1928 BC | after 1894 BC | son of Kuk-Nashur I (?) | |||
39 | Tetep-Mada | Shepherd of the people of Susa Susa Susa was an ancient city of the Elamite, Persian and Parthian empires of Iran. It is located in the lower Zagros Mountains about east of the Tigris River, between the Karkheh and Dez Rivers.... |
? - ? | after c. 1890 BC | ? | son of Kuk-Nashur I (?) | |||
40 | Palar-Ishshan | Sukkalmah | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
41 | Kuk-Sanit | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Palar-Ishshan (?) | ||||
42 | Kuk-Kirwash | Sukkalmah, Sukkal of Elam and Simashki and Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Lan-Kuku & nephew of Palar-Ishshan | |||
43 | Tem-Sanit | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Kuk-Kirwash | ||||
44 | Kuk-Nahhunte | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Kuk-Kirwash | ||||
45 | Kuk-Nashur II | Sukkalmah, Sukkal of Elam, Sukkal of Elam and Simashki and Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Kuk-Nahhunte (?) | |||
46 | Shirukduh | Sukkalmah | ? - ? | c. 1790 BC | ? | ? | cont. Shamshi-Adad I Shamshi-Adad I Shamshi-Adad I Shamshi-Adad I Shamshi-Adad I (fl. late 18th century BC (short chronology) was an Assyrian king. He rose to prominence when he carved out an empire encompassing much of Mesopotamia, Syria and Asia Minor... king of Assyria Assyria Assyria was a Semitic Akkadian kingdom, extant as a nation state from the mid–23rd century BC to 608 BC centred on the Upper Tigris river, in northern Mesopotamia , that came to rule regional empires a number of times through history. It was named for its original capital, the ancient city of Assur... |
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47 | Shimut-Wartash I | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Shirukduh | ||||
48 | Siwe-Palar-Hupak | Sukkalmah, Sukkal of Susa, Prince of Elam | ? - ? | before 1765 BC | after 1765 BC | son of Shirukduh | |||
49 | Kuduzulush I | Sukkalmah, Sukkal of Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Shirukduh | |||
50 | Kutir-Nahhunte I | Sukkalmah | ? - ? | c. 1710 BC | ? | son of Kuduzulush I | |||
51 | Atta-Merra-Halki | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Kuduzulush I (?) | ||||
52 | Tata II | Sukkal | ? - ? | ? | ? | brother of Atta-Merra-Halki | |||
53 | Lila-Irtash | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Kuduzulush I | ||||
54 | Temti-Agun | Sukkalmah, Sukkal of Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Kutir-Nahhunte I | |||
55 | Kutir-Shilhaha | Sukkalmah, Sukkal | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Temti-Agun | |||
56 | Kuk-Nashur III | Sukkal of Elam, Sukkal of Susa | ? - ? | before 1646 BC | after 1646 BC | son of Kutir-Shilhaha | |||
57 | Temti-Raptash | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Kutir-Shilhaha | ||||
58 | Shimut-Wartash II | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Kuk-Nashur III | ||||
59 | Shirtuh | King of Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Kuk-Nashur III | |||
60 | Kuduzulush II | Sukkalmah, King of Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Shimut-Wartash II | |||
61 | Tan-Uli | Sukkalmah, Sukkal | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
62 | Temti-Halki | Sukkalmah, Sukkal of Elam and Simashki and Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Tan-Uli | |||
63 | Kuk-Nashur IV | Sukkalmah | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Tan-Uli | |||
64 | Kutik-Matlat | ? - ? | c. 1500 BC | ? | son of Tan-Uli | ||||
Middle Elamite Period, c. 1500- c. 1000 BC | |||||||||
Kidinuid dynasty, c. 1500- c. 1400 BC | |||||||||
65 | Kidinu | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | 15th century BC | ? | ? | |||
66 | Inshushinak-Sunkir-Nappipir | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
67 | Tan-Ruhuratir II | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | 15th century BC | ? | ? | |||
68 | Shalla | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
76 | Temti-Ahar | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | c. 1370 BC | ? | ? | cont. Kadashman-Enlil I Kadashman-Enlil I Kadašman-Enlil ITypically rendered mka-dáš-man-dEN.LÍL in contemporary inscriptions. was a Kassite King of Babylon from ca. 1374 BC to 1360 BC , perhaps the 18th of the dynasty. He is known to have been a contemporary of Amenhotep III of Egypt, with whom he corresponded... Kassite Kassites The Kassites were an ancient Near Eastern people who gained control of Babylonia after the fall of the Old Babylonian Empire after ca. 1531 BC to ca. 1155 BC... king of Babylon Babylon Babylon was an Akkadian city-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which are found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq, about 85 kilometers south of Baghdad... |
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Igehalkid dynasty, c. 1400 – c. 1200 BC | |||||||||
69 | Ata-Halki | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
70 | Attar-Kittah I | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Ata-Halki | |||
71 | Ige-Halki | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
72 | Pahir-Ishshan I | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | c. 1390 BC | ? | son of Ige-Halki | cont. Kurigalzu I Kurigalzu I Kurigalzu I , the seventeenth king of the Kassite dynasty that ruled over Babylon, was responsible for one of the most extensive and widespread building programs for which evidence has survived in Babylonia. The autobiography of Kurigalzu is one of the inscriptions which record that he was the son... Kassite Kassites The Kassites were an ancient Near Eastern people who gained control of Babylonia after the fall of the Old Babylonian Empire after ca. 1531 BC to ca. 1155 BC... king of Babylon Babylon Babylon was an Akkadian city-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which are found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq, about 85 kilometers south of Baghdad... |
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73 | Kidin-Hutran I | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Pahir-Ishshan I | |||
74 | Attar-Kittah II | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Ige-Halki | |||
75 | Humban-Numena I | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | c. 1370 BC | ? | son of Attar-Kittah II | cont. Burna-Buriash II Kassite Kassites The Kassites were an ancient Near Eastern people who gained control of Babylonia after the fall of the Old Babylonian Empire after ca. 1531 BC to ca. 1155 BC... king of Babylon Babylon Babylon was an Akkadian city-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which are found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq, about 85 kilometers south of Baghdad... |
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77 | Untash-Napirisha Untash-Napirisha Untash-Napirisha was king of Elam from about 1275 to 1240 BC.He was the son of the previous king, Khumban-Numena. His original name was 'Untash-Khumban', but out of respect, he later changed the last half of his name to napirisha... or Untash-Humban |
king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | c. 1340 BC | ? | son of Humban-Numena I | |||
78 | Kidin-Hutran II | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Untash-Naprisha | |||
79 | Napirisha-Untash or Humban-Untash | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Kidin-Hutran II | |||
80 | Pahir-Ishshan II | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
81 | Unpatar-Napirisha or Unpatar-Humban | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Pahir-Ishshan II | |||
82 | Kidin-Hutran III | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | c. 1224 BC | c. 1217 BC | son of Pahir-Ishshan II | cont. Enlil-nadin-shumi & Adad-shuma-iddina Kassite Kassites The Kassites were an ancient Near Eastern people who gained control of Babylonia after the fall of the Old Babylonian Empire after ca. 1531 BC to ca. 1155 BC... kings of Babylon Babylon Babylon was an Akkadian city-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which are found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq, about 85 kilometers south of Baghdad... |
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Shutrukid dynasty, c. 1200 – c. 970 BC | |||||||||
83 | Hallutush-Inshushinak | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | c. 1200 BC | ? | ? | |||
84 | Shutruk-Nahhunte I Shutruk-Nakhunte Shutruk-Nakhunte was king of Elam from about 1185 to 1155 BC , and the second king of the Shutrukid Dynasty.Elam amassed an empire that included most of Mesopotamia and western Iran.... |
king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | before c. 1158 BC | after c. 1158 BC | son of Hallutush-Inshushinak | |||
85 | Kutir-Nahhunte II | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | before c. 1155 BC | after c. 1155 BC | son of Shutruk-Nahhunte I | |||
86 | Shilhak-Inshushinak I | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Shutruk-Nahhunte I | |||
87 | Hutelutush-Inshushinak | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | before c. 1110 BC | after c. 1110 BC | son of Kutir-Nahhunte II | |||
88 | Shilhina-Hamru-Lakamar | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | after 1110 BC | ? | son of Shilhak-Inshushinak I | |||
89 | Humban-Numena II | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | early 11th century BC | ? | ? | |||
90 | Shutruk-Nahhunte II | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | middle of 11th century BC | ? | son of Humban-Numena II | |||
91 | Shutur-Nahhunte I | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | middle of 11th century BC | ? | son of Humban-Numena II | |||
92 | Mar-biti-apla-usur | "son" of Elam | ? - ? | before 983 BC | after 978 BC | ? | |||
? | Akshir-Shimut | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
? | Akshir-Nahhunte | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
? | Kara-Indash | king of Elam | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
Neo-Elamite Period, c. 1000- c. 500 BC | |||||||||
Humban-Tahrid (Neo-Elamite) dynasty, c. 830–521 BC | |||||||||
96 | The unnamed king of Elam | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | before c. 821 BC | after c. 821 BC | ? | cont. Shamshi-Adad V Shamshi-Adad V Shamshi-Adad V was the King of Assyria from 824 to 811 BC.-Biography:He was the son and successor of Shalmaneser III, the husband of Shammuramat , and the father of Adad-nirari III, who succeeded him as king.... king of Assyria Assyria Assyria was a Semitic Akkadian kingdom, extant as a nation state from the mid–23rd century BC to 608 BC centred on the Upper Tigris river, in northern Mesopotamia , that came to rule regional empires a number of times through history. It was named for its original capital, the ancient city of Assur... |
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97 | Humban-Tahrah I | king of Elam | ? - 743 BC | ? | 743 BC | ? | |||
98 | Humban-Nikash I | king of Elam | ? - 717 BC | 743 BC | 717 BC | son of Humban-Tahrah I | |||
99 | Shutur-Nahhunte II | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - 699 BC | 717 BC | 699 BC | son (Ruhushak) of Humban-Nikash I | |||
100 | Hallushu-Inshushinak | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - oct. 693 BC | 699 BC | oct. 693 BC | brother of Shutur-Nahhunte II | |||
101 | Kutir-Nahhunte III | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - July 692 BC | oct. 693 BC | July 692 BC | son of Hallushu-Inshushinak | |||
102 | Humban-Numena III | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - feb. 688 BC | July 692 BC | feb. 688 BC | son of Hallushu-Inshushinak | |||
103 | Humban-Haltash I | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - oct. 681 BC | feb. 688 BC | oct. 681 BC | son of Humban-Numena III (?) | |||
104 | Humban-Haltash II | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - sept. 675 BC | oct. 681 BC | sept. 675 BC | son of Humban-Haltash I | |||
105 | Urtak-Inshushinak | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - 663 BC | sept. 675 BC | 663 BC | brother of Humban-Haltash II | |||
106 | Temti-Humban-Inshushinak I | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - sept. 653 BC | 663 BC | sept. 653 BC | brother of Urtak-Inshushinak | |||
107 | Humban-Nikash II | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - 651 BC | sept. 653 BC | 651 BC | son of Urtak-Inshushinak | |||
108 | Tammaritu | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - after 645/4 BC | 652 BC | 649 BC | son of Humban-Hapua son of Urtak-Inshushinak | |||
109 | Indabibi | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - after July 648 BC | 649 BC | after July 648 BC | ? | |||
110 | Humban-Haltash III | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - after 645/4 BC | after July 648 BC | 645/4 BC | son of Atta-hamiti-Inshushinak | |||
108 | Tammaritu | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - after 645/4 BC | 647 BC | 647 BC | son of Humban-Hapua son of Urtak-Inshushinak | |||
111 | Humban-Nikash III | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - after 645/4 BC | 647 BC | 647 BC | son of Atta-Merra-Halki | |||
112 | Umhuluma | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | 647 BC | 647 BC | ? | |||
113 | Indattu-Inshushinak IV | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | 647 BC | after autumn 646 BC | ? | |||
114 | Humban-Hapua | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | 647 BC | 647 BC | ? | |||
115 | Pa'e | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - after 645/4 BC | autumn 646 | after 645/4 BC | ? | |||
116 | Shutur-Nahhunte III | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | after autumn 646 BC | ? | son of Indattu-Inshushinak IV | |||
117 | Humban-Kitin | king of Susa | ? - ? | last quarter of 7th century | ? | son of Shutur-Nahhunte III | |||
118 | Humban-Tahrah II | king of Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
119 | Hallutash-Inshushinak | king of Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Humban-Tahrah II | |||
120 | Ummanunu I | king of Susa | ? - ? | first quarter of 6th century BC | ? | ? | |||
121 | Shilhak-Inshushinak II | king of Susa | ? - ? | first quarter of 6th century BC | ? | son of Ummanunu I | |||
122 | Temti-Humban-Inshushinak II | king | ? - ? | before 550 BC | ? | son of Shilhak-Inshushinak II | |||
123 | Halkatash | king of Susa | ? - ? | ? | c. 549/8 BC | ? | |||
124 | Açina | king of Elam | ? - dec. 522 BC | oct. BC | 10 dec. 522 BC | son of Upadrama | |||
125 | Ummanunu II or Humban-Nikash IV (Ummaniš) | king of Elam | ? - feb. 521 BC | dec. 522 BC | feb. 521 BC | ? | |||
126 | Atta-hamiti-Inshushinak | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - 520/19 BC | ? | 520/19 BC | son of Hutran-Temti | He was also king of Gisati | ||
Minor Elamite Kingdoms, c. 2700–519 BC
Old Elamite Period, c. 2700- c. 1500 BC | Middle Elamite Period, c. 1500- c. 1000 BC | Neo-Elamite Period, c. 1000- 519 BC |
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Hamazi Hamazi Hamazi or Khamazi was an ancient kingdom or city-state of some importance that reached its peak ca. 2500-2400 BC... dynasty (c. 2530- c. 2030 BC) Hamazi probably was located in Lorestan.
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Hidalu kingdom, c. 660- c. 6th century BC
Hidalu was located near modern Behbahan.
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Sherihum kingdom, c.2400–c.2300 BC
Sherihum is the ancient name of northern areas of Persian Gulf.
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Rashi kingdom, c.660- c.640 BC
Elam Elam was an ancient civilization located in what is now southwest Iran. Elam was centered in the far west and the southwest of modern-day Iran, stretching from the lowlands of Khuzestan and Ilam Province, as well as a small part of southern Iraq... Elam Elam was an ancient civilization located in what is now southwest Iran. Elam was centered in the far west and the southwest of modern-day Iran, stretching from the lowlands of Khuzestan and Ilam Province, as well as a small part of southern Iraq... Elam Elam was an ancient civilization located in what is now southwest Iran. Elam was centered in the far west and the southwest of modern-day Iran, stretching from the lowlands of Khuzestan and Ilam Province, as well as a small part of southern Iraq... |
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Anshan Anshan (Persia) Anshan - History :Before 1973, when it was identified as Tall-i Malyan, Anshan had been assumed by scholars to be somewhere in the central Zagros mountain range.... dynasty (c. 2350- c. 1970 BC) Anshan was located at Marvdasht of Fars near Persepolis.
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Aiapir kingdom, c.7th century BC
Aiapir is the ancient name of modern Izeh.
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Tukrish kingdom, c. 2350- c. 2250 BC
The site of Tukrish is unknown.
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Gisati kingdom, c. 7th century- 519 BC
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Khukhnur kingdom, c.2350–c.2000 BC
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Elammat kingdom, c. 14th century BC
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Zamin kingdom, c. 7th century- c. 6th century BC
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Der Der (Sumer) Der was a Sumerian city-state at the site of modern Tell Aqar near al-Badra in Iraq's Wasit Governorate. It was east of the Tigris River on the border between Sumer and Elam. It's namewas possibly Durum.-History:... kingdom, c. 2350-c. 646 BC Der was located at modern Ilam Ilam Province Ilam Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the south-west of the country, bordering Iraq. Its provincial center is the city of Ilam. Covering an area of 19,086 square kilometers, the cities of the province are Ilam, Mehran, Dehloran, Dareh Shahr, Sarable, Eyvan, Abdanan and Arkwaz... province of Iran.
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Der Der (Sumer) Der was a Sumerian city-state at the site of modern Tell Aqar near al-Badra in Iraq's Wasit Governorate. It was east of the Tigris River on the border between Sumer and Elam. It's namewas possibly Durum.-History:... kingdom, c. 2350-c. 646 BC |
Der Der (Sumer) Der was a Sumerian city-state at the site of modern Tell Aqar near al-Badra in Iraq's Wasit Governorate. It was east of the Tigris River on the border between Sumer and Elam. It's namewas possibly Durum.-History:... kingdom, c. 2350-c. 646 BC Elam Elam was an ancient civilization located in what is now southwest Iran. Elam was centered in the far west and the southwest of modern-day Iran, stretching from the lowlands of Khuzestan and Ilam Province, as well as a small part of southern Iraq... |
Adamdun kingdom, c. 2200-c. 2027 BC | Samati kingdom, c. 6th century BCغار کلماکره
The remains of kings of Samati have been discovered from a cave near modern Pol-e-Dokhtar Pol-e-Dokhtar Pol-e Dokhtar is a city in and capital of Pol-e Dokhtar County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 22,558, in 5,131 families.Pol-e-Dokhtar is approximately 100 kilometres from Khorramabad, the provincial capital... .
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Simanum kingdom, c. 2050-c. 2000 BC | Zari kingdom, c. 6th century BC
Appalaya Appalaya was "the king of the Zari people". His name is known from texts which were discovered in the acropolis of Susa. These texts are attributed to the first quarter of the 6th century BC. This name is very similar to Aplāya, grandson of Marduk-apal-iddina II, king of Babylon who was deported... |
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Awak kingdom, c. 2050-c. 2000 BC | ||
Kings of ElymaisElymaisElymais or Elamais was a semi-independent state of the 2nd century BC to the early 3rd century AD, frequently a vassalary under Parthian control, and located at the head of the Persian Gulf in the present-day region of Khuzestan, Iran...
c.147 BC–c.224 AD
- Kamnaskires I Megas Soter (c. 147- c.145 BC)
- Kamnaskires II Nikephoros (c 145- C. 139 BC)
- Okkonapses (c. 139/8 BC)
- Tigraios (c. 138/7- c. 133/2 bc)
- Darius (before c. 129 BC)
- Kamnaskires III Megas Nikephorus (c. 85 BC)
- Kamnaskires IVKamnaskires IIIKamnaskires III was a king of the Elymais. The Elymais was a Parthian vassal kingdom in nowadays South-western Iran. Following the dating on his coins he reigned from about 82/81 BC to 75 BC....
(c. 82/1- c. 76/5 BC) with Anzaze (his Queen) - Kamnaskires V (c. 73/2- c. 46 BC)
- Kamnaskires VI (c. 46- c. 28 BC)
- Kamnaskires VII (c. 28 BC- c. 1 AD)
- Kamnaskires VIII (c. 1- c. 15 AD)
- Kamnaskires IX (c. 15- c. 25 AD)
- Orodes I (c. 25- c. 50 AD)
- Orodes II (c. 50- c. 70 AD) son of Orodes I
- Phraates (c. 70- c. 90 AD) son of Orodes (I or II)
- Orodes III (c. 90- c. 100 AD) son of Orodes II
- Kamnaskires-Orodes (c. 100- c. 120 AD) son of Orodes II
- Ariobarzanes (c. 125 AD)
- OsroesOsroes I of ParthiaOsroes I of Parthia ruled the Parthian Empire c. 109–129. He succeeded his brother Pacorus II. For the whole of his reign he contended with the rival king Vologases III based in the east of Parthia....
(c. 125-c. 130 AD) - Unknown King I (c. 130- c. 140 AD)
- Orodes IV & Ulpan (c. 140- c. 160 AD)
- Abarbasi (c. 160- c. 170 AD)
- Orodes V (c. 170- c. 180 AD) son of Beldusa
- VologasesVologases IV of ParthiaVologases IV of Parthia ruled the Parthian Empire from 147 to 191. The son of Mithridates IV of Parthia , he united the two halves of the empire which had been split between his father and Vologases III of Parthia...
(c. 180- c. 190 AD) - Unknown King II (c. 190- c. 210 AD)
- Unknown King III (c. 210- c. 220 AD)
- Orodes VI (c. 220- 224 AD)