Kings of Media

Reign

Name

Years

Comment

 

 

 

 

c.1217

Medus

 

Son of Jason and Media

 

<unknown kings>

 

 

811

Arbaces

28

 

783

Sosarmus

30

 

753

Medidus

40

 

713

Cardiceas

13

 

700-647

Deioces

53

Son of Phraortes

647-625

Phraortes

22

 

625-585

Cyaxares

40

c.625/610 Scyths reign 28 years

585-550

Astyages

35

 

550-530

Cyrus

 

 

 

Kings of Lydia

Reign

Name

Years

Comment

 

 

 

 

1740

Maeon

 

 

1710

Cybele + Attis

 

 

c.1680

Manes

 

 

1628

Atys

18+

 

1610

Lydus

 

 

 

<unknown kings>

 

 

1558

Laud

 

 

 

<unknown kings>

 

 

1400-1380

Dionysus ?

 

Tudhaiya III king of the Hittites

1380

Tmolus

 

 

1360-1330

Tantalus (Candaules)

 

Myrsilus II king of the Hittites

1330

Broteas

 

Pelops exiled

1330

Cambles

 

 

1300

Tantalus

 

 

1276

Iardanus

 

Son of Cambles.

1250

Tmolus

 

Husband of Omphale II. Tudhaliya IV Hittite king.

1246

Omphale

 

Contemporary of Herakles, daughter of Iardanus.

1221

Agelaus

 

Son of Herakles. Arnuvanda Hittite king.

 

<unknown>

 

 

 

Caystrus

 

 

 

Ephesus

 

 

 

<unknown>

 

 

c.1101

Agron

 

First Herakild king of Lydia. Son of Ninus, grandson of Belus, great-grandson of Alcaeus, great great-grandson of Herakles

 

<17 unnamed kings>

 

505 years from Agron (or Alcaeus) through to Gyges

795

Ardisus

36

 

759

Alyattes

14

 

745

Meles (Myrsus)

12

 

733-716

Candaules (Myrsilus)

17 

Last Herakild king of Lydia

716-678

Gyges

38

 

678-629

Ardys

49

 

629-617

Sadyattes

12

 

617-560

Alyattes

57

 

560-546

Croesus

14

 

 

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