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Teispes
Sign in to saveTeïspes (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.
Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Teispes
- Royalty.title
- Great KingKing of Anshan
- Royalty.image
- Lineage of Darius the Great.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- Position of Teispes in the Achaemenid lineage according to Darius the Great in the Behistun inscription.
- Royalty.succession
- King of Persia
- Royalty.reign
- 675–640 BC
- Royalty.predecessor
- Achaemenes
- Royalty.successor
- Cyrus I
- Royalty.death_date
- 640 BC
- Royalty.house
- Achaemenid (Teispid)
- Royalty.father
- Achaemenes
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- date of death
- 0640-01-01
- name in native language
- 𐎨𐎡𐏁𐎱𐎡𐏁 (č-i-š-p-i-š)
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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.
According to 7th-century BC documents, Teispes captured the Elamite city of Anshan, speculated to have occurred after the Persians were freed from Median supremacy, and expanded his small kingdom. His kingdom was, however, a vassal state of the Neo-Assyrian Empire (911–605 BC). He was succeeded by his second son, Cyrus I.