Sogdianus

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Achaemenid king historical figure monarch

Sogdianus was a short-reigning Achaemenid Persian king who briefly held the throne amid dynastic struggles following the death of Artaxerxes I.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Sogdianus canonical 5

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Achaemenid king ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Achaemenid succession crisis after Artaxerxes I ⓘ
cameToPowerAfter death of Artaxerxes I ⓘ
cameToPowerDuring Achaemenid dynastic struggle ⓘ
category 5th-century BC monarchs of Persia ⓘ
Achaemenid kings ⓘ
causeOfDeath executed ⓘ
contestedBy Darius II of Persia ⓘ
surface form: Darius II
countryRuled Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
deathPlace Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
defeatedBy Darius II of Persia ⓘ
surface form: Darius II
dynasty Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ
ethnicGroup Persian ⓘ
father Artaxerxes I of Persia ⓘ
surface form: Artaxerxes I
givenName Sogdianus self-link ⓘ
halfBrother Darius II of Persia ⓘ
surface form: Darius II

Xerxes II of Persia ⓘ
surface form: Xerxes II
house Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ
languageSpoken Old Persian ⓘ
mannerOfDeath buried alive in ashes ⓘ
mentionedIn Ctesias of Cnidus ⓘ
mother Alogyne of Babylon ⓘ
notableFor participation in Achaemenid succession crisis ⓘ
very short reign ⓘ
orderedExecutionOf Xerxes II of Persia ⓘ
surface form: Xerxes II
predecessor Artaxerxes I of Persia ⓘ
surface form: Artaxerxes I
realm Mesopotamia ⓘ
Persia ⓘ
parts of the Achaemenid Near East ⓘ
reignDuration about 6 months ⓘ
reignEnd 423 BC ⓘ
reignStart 424 BC ⓘ
relative Darius I of Persia ⓘ
surface form: Darius I

Xerxes I ⓘ
religion Zoroastrianism ⓘ
royalStyle Shahanshah of Persia ⓘ
surface form: King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire
siblingRival Darius II of Persia ⓘ
surface form: Darius II

Xerxes II of Persia ⓘ
surface form: Xerxes II
successor Darius II of Persia ⓘ
surface form: Darius II
timePeriod 5th century BC ⓘ
title King of Kings ⓘ
King of Persia ⓘ
usurpedThroneFrom Xerxes II of Persia ⓘ
surface form: Xerxes II

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Artaxerxes I of Persia → successor → Sogdianus ⓘ
Sogdianus → givenName → Sogdianus self-link ⓘ
Xerxes II of Persia → successor → Sogdianus ⓘ
Xerxes II of Persia → killedBy → Sogdianus ⓘ
Xerxes II of Persia → sibling → Sogdianus ⓘ