XIV 
LIST OF THE PERSIAN MONARCHS. 
Tahamurs 
Introduces the worship of images. 
Jemsheed, 
Recorded as the founder of Persepolis, and contemporary with Zohawk 
tyrant of Assyria, supposed to be the Nimrod of Scripture. 
Feridoon. 
Erig. 
Manucheber. 
Nouzer. 
Zooh, — Kershap, Arbaces of the Greeks, and Tiglath Pileser 
of the Scriptures. 
With him closes the Paishdadian race, according to the native historians. 
More regular and authentic accounts, Greek and native, record the next 
line, called the 
Began to reign, KAIANIAN DYNASTY. 
B. C. 
709...... Kai-Kobad,—Dejoces of the Greeks, and Arphaxad of the 
Bible. 
During his reign, and those of his immediate descendants, the celebrated 
Persian chief, Rustam, or Roostam, distinguished himself in the service of 
Persia. 
656. .. Phraortes, 
The son of the preceding. He is omitted by the Persian historians; and 
his reign may probably be included in the very long one they ascribe to 
Kai-Kobad. Their dates are very inaccurate, and the confusion of places 
and persons, often as much so. 
634. Kai Kaoos,—Cyaxares I. of the Greeks. 
In his time Nineveh was destroyed by the king of Babylon and himself, 
who had united their forces against it. 
594. Astyages, 
The son of the preceding, is omitted by the Persians, and so is his son, 
559. Cyaxares II.— Darius, the Mede, of the Bible, 
Both these reigns being included, by the native writers, in that of the 
succeeding one. 
536. Kai Khosroo,—Cyrus of the Greeks, and of the Scriptures. 
The Persians make his reign commence B. C. 599, by their omission of 
his immediate predecessor. He is succeeded by his son, 
