Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt

The fifth Achaemenid emperor (486–465 BC)

sixth Achaemenid emperor (475–424 BC)

The second Achaemenid emperor (530–522 BC)

The ninth Achaemenid emperor (423–404 BC)

brief ruler of the Achaemenid Empire (died 424 BC)

Bardiya or Smerdis ( ; ; possibly died 522 BCE), also named as Tanyoxarces (; ) by Ctesias, was a son of Cyrus the Great and the younger brother of Cambyses II, both Persian kings. There are sharply divided views on his life. Bardiya either ruled the Achaemenid Empire for a few months in 522 BCE, or was impersonated by a magus called Gaumata ( ), whose name is given by Ctesias as Sphendadates (; ), until he was toppled by Darius the Great.

Sogdianus ( or ; ) was briefly a ruler of the Achaemenid Empire for a period in 424–423 BC. His short rule—lasting not much more than six months—and the little recognition of his kingdom are known primarily from the writings of Ctesias; who is known to be unreliable. He was reportedly an illegitimate son of Artaxerxes I by his concubine Alogyne of Babylon.

first Achaemenid rule on Egypt (525–404 BC)

525 BCE battle between Egypt and Achaemenid Empire

5th-century BC Achaemenid satrap of Egypt

5th century BC Egyptian ruler

5th-century BC Persian satrap of Egypt

Udjaḥorresnet (or Wedjaḥorresnet, and many other variants) was an ancient Egyptian high official who lived between the end of the 26th Dynasty and the beginning of the 27th Dynasty. He is mainly known for his efforts in promoting the Egyptian customs to the early Achaemenid kings of the 27th Dynasty.

Aryandes (Old Iranian: Aryavanda or Arvanta, Ancient Greek: Ἀρυάνδης) was the first Achaemenid satrap of ancient Egypt between 525 BCE and 496 BCE, during the early 27th Dynasty of Egypt.

ancient Egyptian sandstone stela

Possible 5th century BCE Egyptian pharaoh

Pherendates (; ) was an Achaemenid satrap of ancient Egypt in the early 5th century BCE, at the time of the Achaemenid 27th Dynasty of Egypt.