Achaemenid dynasty
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| Achaemenes dynasty 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁𐎡𐎹 | |
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| Place of origin | Persis |
| Founded | 705 BCE |
| Founder | Achaemenes (traditional) |
| Final ruler | Darius III |
| Titles | Shah of PersiaKing of BabylonPharaoh of Egypt |
| Estate(s) | Achaemenid Empire |
| Dissolution | 330 BCE |
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The Achaemenid dynasty (Old Persian: 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁𐎡𐎹 Haxāmanišyaʰ; Persian: هخامنشی Haxâmaneši; Ancient Greek: Ἀχαιμενίδαι Achaimenidai; Latin: Achaemenides) was a royal house that ruled the Achaemenid Empire, which eventually stretched from Egypt and Thrace in the west to Central Asia and the Indus Valley in the east.