Kings of Media | 
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  Reign | 
  
  Name | 
  
  Years | 
  
  Comment | 
 
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   c.1217  | 
  
  Medus | 
  
   
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   Son of Jason and Media  | 
 
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   <unknown kings>  | 
  
   
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   811  | 
  
   Arbaces  | 
  
   28  | 
  
   
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   783  | 
  
   Sosarmus  | 
  
   30  | 
  
   
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   753  | 
  
   Medidus  | 
  
   40  | 
  
   
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   713  | 
  
   Cardiceas  | 
  
   13  | 
  
   
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   700-647  | 
  
   Deioces  | 
  
   53  | 
  
   Son of Phraortes  | 
 
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   647-625  | 
  
   Phraortes  | 
  
   22  | 
  
   
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   625-585  | 
  
   Cyaxares  | 
  
   40  | 
  
   c.625/610 Scyths reign 28 years  | 
 
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   585-550  | 
  
   Astyages  | 
  
   35  | 
  
   
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   550-530  | 
  
   Cyrus  | 
  
   
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  Kings of Lydia | 
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  Reign | 
  
  Name | 
  
  Years | 
  
  Comment | 
 
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   1740  | 
  
   Maeon  | 
  
   
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   1710  | 
  
   Cybele + Attis  | 
  
   
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   c.1680  | 
  
   Manes  | 
  
   
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   1628  | 
  
   Atys  | 
  
   18+  | 
  
   
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   1610  | 
  
   Lydus  | 
  
   
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   <unknown kings>  | 
  
   
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   1558  | 
  
   Laud  | 
  
   
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   <unknown kings>  | 
  
   
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   1400-1380  | 
  
   Dionysus ?  | 
  
   
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   Tudhaiya III king of the Hittites  | 
 
| 
   1380  | 
  
   Tmolus  | 
  
   
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| 
   1360-1330  | 
  
   Tantalus (Candaules)  | 
  
   
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   Myrsilus II king of the Hittites  | 
 
| 
   1330  | 
  
   Broteas  | 
  
   
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   Pelops exiled  | 
 
| 
   1330  | 
  
   Cambles  | 
  
   
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| 
   1300  | 
  
   Tantalus  | 
  
   
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   1276  | 
  
   Iardanus  | 
  
   
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   Son of Cambles.  | 
 
| 
   1250  | 
  
   Tmolus  | 
  
   
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   Husband of Omphale II. Tudhaliya IV Hittite king.  | 
 
| 
   1246  | 
  
   Omphale  | 
  
   
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   Contemporary of Herakles, daughter of Iardanus.  | 
 
| 
   1221  | 
  
   Agelaus  | 
  
   
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   Son of Herakles. Arnuvanda Hittite king.  | 
 
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   <unknown>  | 
  
   
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   Caystrus  | 
  
   
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   Ephesus  | 
  
   
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   <unknown>  | 
  
   
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| 
   c.1101  | 
  
   Agron  | 
  
   
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   First Herakild king of Lydia. Son of Ninus, grandson of Belus, great-grandson of Alcaeus, great great-grandson of Herakles  | 
 
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   <17 unnamed kings>  | 
  
   
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   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  | 
  
   
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| 
   560-546  | 
  
   Croesus  | 
  
   14  | 
  
   
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