Teispes

Susa Parsumaš Parsa

7th century BC BC (Teispes division)

Teispes ( Persian چیشپیش Tschīschpīsch , Old Persian Tšaišpiš , Babylonian Šišpiš , Elamite Zišpiš ; * around 700 BC Chr .; † 640 BC BC) was the second king of the ancient Persian Achaemenid Empire . He was the son and successor of the dynasty founder Achaimenes and ruled from 675 BC. BC to 640 BC Chr.

Teispes intended to mythical among his two sons to tradition, his domain Cyrus I and Ariaramna I have split.

Ariaramna I received the eastern areas of Persis ( Parsa ) and Cyrus I the Elamian district of Anshan ( Parsumaš ). While Ariaramna I is said to have been deposed later by the Median king Kyaxares II , Cyrus I received the territories of Ariaramna I as an administrative district through his promedic course.

Cuneiform evidence of the division and the deposition of Ariaramna I is still missing today.

family tree

Achaimenes 1st King, Regent of Persia

Teispes 2nd King, Regent of Persia

Ariaramna I. 3rd King, Regent of Persis

Cyrus I. 4th King, Regent of Anzhan

Arshama I. Regional Regent

Cambyses I. 5th King, Regent of Anjan

Hystaspes prince

Cyrus II. 6th King, Regent of Persia

Dareios I. 9th King, Regent of Persia

Cambyses II. 7th King, Regent of Persia

Bardiya 8th King, Regent of Persia (or Gaumata as Smerdis)

Artystone princess

Atossa princess

Roxane princess

Xerxes I. 10th King, Regent of Persia

Artaxerxes I. 11th King, Regent of Persia

literature

• Heidemarie Koch: Achaemenid Studies . Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1993, ISBN 3-447-03328-2 .
• Texts from the environment of the Old Testament . tape 1 - old series. Gütersloh 1985.
• Josef Wiesehöfer : Ancient Persia 550 BC Chr. To 650 n. Chr . Patmos, Düsseldorf 2005, ISBN 3-491-96151-3 .

Web links

• Lineage of Teispes (Part 1)
• Encyclopaedia Iranica: Myth of the Divided Empire and Lineage (Part 2)

predecessor	Office	successor
Achaimenes	Persian king 675 BC Chr. - 640 BC Chr.	Cyrus I.