Cyrus the Great: 550—530 BC
Cambyses II: 530—522 BC
Darius I: 522—486 BC
Ahasuerus (Xerxes I): 486—465 BC
Artaxerxes: 465—424 BC
Xerxes II: 424 BC
Darius II: 423—404 BC
Artaxerxes II: 404—359 BC
Artaxerxes III: 359—338 BC
Arses: 338—336 BC
Darius III: 336—330 BC
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