Artaxerxes IV Arses

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Artaxerxes IV Arses was a short-reigning Achaemenid king of Persia in the 4th century BCE, known for being overthrown and killed in the court intrigues that brought Darius III to the throne shortly before Alexander the Great’s conquest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Achaemenid king
King of Persia
historical figure
monarch
centuryOfReign 4th century BCE
chronologicalPredecessor Artaxerxes III Ochus
linked to: Artaxerxes III
chronologicalSuccessor Darius III Codomannus
linked to: Darius III
continentOfDeath Asia
countryRuled Achaemenid Empire
Persia
courtOfficialInvolvedInDownfall Bagoas
deathCause assassination
dynasty Achaemenid dynasty
era Classical antiquity
father Artaxerxes III
givenName Arses
governmentForm monarchy
historicalPeriod late Achaemenid period
house Achaemenid
linked to: Achaemenid dynasty
killedBy Bagoas
languageOfName Old Persian
mannerOfDeath murdered
mother Atossa
notableAssociate Bagoas
notableEventDuringLifetime Macedonian expansion under Philip II
notableFor being last Achaemenid king before Darius III
being overthrown in court intrigues
short reign
occupation king
placeOfDeath Persepolis
positionHeld King of Kings
predecessor Artaxerxes III
realm Persian Empire
linked to: Achaemenid Empire
regnalName Artaxerxes IV
linked to: Artaxerxes IV Arses
reignEnd 336 BCE
reignStart 338 BCE
relativeChronology reigned shortly before Alexander the Great’s conquest of Persia
religion Zoroastrianism
royalTitle Shahanshah
succeededByEvent rise of Darius III
successor Darius III
successorState Macedonian Empire under Alexander the Great
titleAfterCoronation Artaxerxes IV
linked to: Artaxerxes IV Arses

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Darius III predecessor Artaxerxes IV Arses
Artaxerxes III successor Artaxerxes IV Arses
Artaxerxes III child Artaxerxes IV Arses
Thirty-first Dynasty of Egypt hasMonarch Artaxerxes IV Arses
Darius III predecessor Artaxerxes IV Arses
subject linked to: Darius Codomannus
Darius III relative Artaxerxes IV Arses
subject linked to: Darius Codomannus
Artashata predecessor Artaxerxes IV Arses
Artaxerxes IV Arses regnalName Artaxerxes IV
linked to: Artaxerxes IV Arses
Artaxerxes IV Arses titleAfterCoronation Artaxerxes IV
linked to: Artaxerxes IV Arses
Artaxerxes III successor Artaxerxes IV Arses
subject linked to: Artaxerxes
Ochus successor Artaxerxes IV
linked to: Artaxerxes IV Arses
Ochus child Artaxerxes IV
linked to: Artaxerxes IV Arses
Ochus succeededByOnThroneOf Artaxerxes IV
linked to: Artaxerxes IV Arses
Bagoas the eunuch servedUnder Artaxerxes IV Arses of Persia
linked to: Artaxerxes IV Arses
Bagoas the eunuch orchestratedAssassinationOf Artaxerxes IV Arses of Persia
linked to: Artaxerxes IV Arses
Bagoas the eunuch involvedInAccessionOf Artaxerxes IV Arses of Persia
linked to: Artaxerxes IV Arses
Second Egyptian Satrapy hasSovereign Artaxerxes IV Arses
Second Persian Period of Egypt underRuleOf Artaxerxes IV Arses
Second Persian Period of Egypt hasRuler Artaxerxes IV Arses