Kings of Anshan (Persia)

founder of the Achaemenid Empire (559–529 BC)

King of Anshan in Iran from c. 580 to 559 BC and the father of Cyrus the Great

The third king of the Achaemenid kingdom (625–580 BC)

Teïspes (from Greek , Teispēs; in Čišpiš; Akkadian: 𒅆𒅖𒉿𒅖 Šîšpîš, Elamite: Zi-iš-pi-iš) ruled Anshan in 675–640 BC. He was the son of Achaemenes of Persis and an ancestor of Cyrus the Great. There is evidence that Cyrus I and Ariaramnes were both his sons. Cyrus I is the grandfather of Cyrus the Great, whereas Ariaramnes is the great-grandfather of Darius the Great.