Darius II

The Achaemid Family Tree showing the merging or the royal houses of the Medes and the Persians to create the Medo-Persian Empire.

Darius II, (Old Persian:𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁|𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁), also known as Darius II Nothus or Darius II Ochus was son of Artaxerxes I Longimanus and ruled the Medo-Persian/Achaemenid Empire as King of Kings from 423 BC to 405 or 404 BC.

We consider the Darius II's reign as beginning on the 10th of January 423 BC as we can date the first inscription mentioning Darius II as King of Kings to that time.