Pharnacids
Q627064Pharnacids: Persian satrapal dynasty, ruling in Hellespontine Phrygia.
The Pharnacids decended from an Achaemenid nobleman named Pharnaces, who was mayor of the palace of the Persian king Darius I the Great. In 477, Pharnaces' son Artabazus was appointed satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia (northwest Turkey); his descendants were to rule the satrapy until the fourth century.
| Pharnaces I | |
| Artabazus I | 477 - 455? |
| Pharnabazus I | 455? - before 430 |
| Pharnaces II | before 430 - after 422 |
| Pharnabazus II | before 413 - 387 |
| Ariobarzanes | 387 - 363/362 |
| Artabazus II | 363/362 - 353 |
| Pharnabazus III and Barsine |
In the Hellenistic age, the kings of Cappadocia (central Turkey) would claim descent from Pharnaces as well.