Artaxerxes I

Artaxerxes I was the fourth emperor of the larger Achaemenid Empire, and a pharaoh of the 27th Dynasty (First Persian Domination) from 466 to 423 B.C. He succeeded Xerxes I as emperor of Persia, and ruled above Apries and Amasis, governors of Egypt. He was succeeded by Darius II. Much is known about this pharaoh in both the traditional and revised Egyptian histories.

Artaxerxes was the son of Xerxes I, son of Darius I, son of Hystaspes. His great-grandfather was the second cousin of Cyrus the Great, linking him back to the origins of the Persian Empire. He had many sons, but the most important one to the revised history is Darius II.

In 466 B.C., Xerxes I died and passed the throne on to his son Artaxerxes I. In Egypt, Apries saw his chance to gain independence and he began a rebellion that lasted for nearly twenty years, from 465 to 446 B.C. During this time, Egypt was fractured, and following 454 B.C., they were also in a civil war between Apries and Amasis. Amasis became ruler of Egypt in 449 B.C., and a peace was negotiated. Amasis remained regional governor for the rest of Artaxerxes' rule.

The evidence for the revised history can be found at Displaced Dynasties. Evidence concerning this pharaoh can be found here.