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Arses of Persia

360 BC - 336 BC

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Arses (Old Persian: *R̥šā; Ancient Greek: Ἀρσής), also known by his regnal name Artaxerxes IV (; Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 Artaxšaçāʰ; Ancient Greek: Ἀρταξέρξης), was the twelfth Achaemenid King of Kings from 338 to 336 BC. Arses ascended the throne, after his father Artaxerxes III—who had caused a resurgence of the Persian Empire—was poisoned by the eunuch Bagoas. The latter put Arses on the throne with the expectation of being able to control him. With the weakening of the Achaemenid Empire from the assassination of Artaxerxes III and the succession of Arses, the Greek league sent troops into Asia in 336. Arses, in an attempt to free himself from Bagoas' influences, tried to have the eunuch poisoned; but did not succeed, instead succumbing to poison himself at the orders of Bagoas. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arses of Persia is the 4,495th most popular politician (down from 3,073rd in 2019), the 152nd most popular biography from Iran (down from 120th in 2019) and the 88th most popular Iranian Politician.

Arsaces I of Parthia, also known as Arsaces I of Persia, was the founder of the Parthian Empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Arses of Persia ranks 4,495 out of 19,576. Before him are John Atta Mills, John Balliol, Quintus Servilius Caepio, Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco, Said bin Taimur, and Sima Shi. After him are Ar-Radi, Xiao He, Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia, Emperor Cheng of Han, Fan Li, and Yusuf I of Granada.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 360 BC, Arses of Persia ranks 4. Before him are Callisthenes, Aristoxenus, and Autolycus of Pitane. After him are Onesicritus, and Dionysius of Heraclea. Among people deceased in 336 BC, Arses of Persia ranks 4. Before him are Philip II of Macedon, Amyntas IV of Macedon, and Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon. After him are Bagoas, Pausanias of Orestis, Attalus, and Audata.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Arses of Persia ranks 152 out of 631. Before him are Istakhri (850), Phraates V (-100), Hamza ibn-'Ali ibn-Ahmad (985), Pacorus I (-63), Mithridates V of Parthia (100), and Safi-ad-din Ardabili (1252). After him are Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani (897), Musa al-Sadr (1928), Arsaces II of Parthia (-300), Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi (1236), Suleiman of Persia (1647), and Zakariya al-Qazwini (1203).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Arses of Persia ranks 88. Before him are Mohammad Khodabanda (1531), Teispes (-675), Istakhri (850), Phraates V (-100), Pacorus I (-63), and Mithridates V of Parthia (100). After him are Arsaces II of Parthia (-300), Suleiman of Persia (1647), Vologases III of Parthia (100), Karim Khan Zand (1705), Tiridates I of Armenia (null), and Abbas Mirza (1789).

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