Ariaramnes of Persia

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Ariaramnes (Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎼𐎶𐎴 Ariyāramna, "He who brings peace to the Aryans) was an uncle of Cyrus the Great and the grandfather of Darius I, probably a great-uncle and perhaps the king of Persia.

Ariaramnes was most likely the brother of Cyrus I of Anshan and son of Teispes but this is not certain. In any case, he was a member of the Achaemenid House. In an inscription allegedly found in Hamadan he is called "king of Persia". Following this, he must have been co-ruler of Cyrus I during the early VI century BC. However, the Hamadan inscription is believed to be a fake, either modern or ancient. Another attestation of his reign is the Behistun Inscription, where his great grandson Darius I states that eight Achaemenid kings preceded him - and then, he must be counting Ariaramnes as a king.

His English name is derived - via Latin - from the Greek Ἀριαράμνης. In Modern Persian, he is spelled ایرارمنه.‎

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References

• Akbarzadeh, D.; A. Yahyanezhad (2006). The Behistun Inscriptions (Old Persian Texts). Khaneye-Farhikhtagan-e Honarhaye Sonati.
• Kent, Ronald Grubb (1384 AP). Old Persian: Grammar, Text, Glossary.
• livius.org article on Ariamnes
• A. Sh. Shahbazi (1987): "Ariyaramna", in Encyclopaedia Iranica.

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