This is a List of rulers of Elam from earliest times to the Persian Empire. All dates are middle chronology.
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The Elamites were a people located in southwestern Iran, in what is now Khuzestan, Ilam, Fars, Bushehr, Lorestan, Bakhtiari and Kohgiluyeh provinces. Their language was neither Semitic nor Indo-European, and they were the geographic precursors of the Persian/Median empire that later appeared.
Throne Name | Original Name | Portrait | Title | Born-Died | Entered office | Left office | Family Relations | Note | |
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Old Elamite Period, c. 2700- c. 1500 BC | |||||||||
Early Elamite kings, c. 2700- c. 2600 BC | |||||||||
1 | Humbaba | ? - c. 2680 BC | c. 2700 BC | c. 2680 BC | ? | contemporary with Gilgamesh king of Uruk | |||
2 | Humban-Shutur (or Khumbastir) | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
Awan dynasty,[1][2][3] c. 2600-2078 BC | |||||||||
3 | The unnamed King of Awan | King of Awan | ? - ? | c. 2580 BC | ? | ? | contemporary with the last king of the first dynasty of Uruk[4] | ||
4 | ...Lu | King of Awan | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
5 | Kur-Ishshak | King of Awan | ? - ? | ? | c. 2550 BC | ? | 36 years. contemporary with Lugal-Anne-Mundu king of Adab & Ur-Nanshe king of Lagash | ||
6 | Peli | King of Awan | ? - ? | c. 2500 BC | ? | ? | |||
7 | Tata I | King of Awan | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
8 | Ukku-Tanhish | King of Awan | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
9 | Hishutash | King of Awan | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
10 | Shushun-Tarana | King of Awan | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
11 | Napi-Ilhush | King of Awan | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
12 | Kikku-Siwe-Temti | King of Awan | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
13 | Hishep-Ratep I | King of Awan | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
14 | Luh-Ishshan | King of Awan | ? -c. 2325 BC | ? | c. 2325 BC | Son of Hishep-Ratep I | |||
15 | Hishep-Ratep II | King of Awan | ? - ? | c. 2325 BC | ? | Son of Luh-Ishshan | |||
16 | Emahsini[5] | King of Awan | ? - 2311 BC | c. 2315 BC | 2311 BC | ||||
17 | Helu | King of Awan | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
18 | Hita | King of Awan | ? - ? | c. 2270 BC | c. 2270 BC | ? | contemporary of Naram-Sin king of Akkad | ||
19 | Kutik-Inshushinak[6] | King of Awan | ? - ? | c. 2100 BC | c. 2100 BC | son of Shinpi-hish-huk | contemporary of Ur-Nammu king of Ur. Susa conquered by Ur troops in 2078 and 2016 BC | ||
Simashki dynasty,[7][8] c. 2100- c. 1928 BC | |||||||||
20 | The unnamed king of Simashki | king of Simashki | ? - c. 2100 BC | ? | c. 2100 BC | ? | cont. Kutik-Inshushinak king of Awan | ||
21 | Gir-Namme I | king of Simashki | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
22 | Tazitta I | king of Simashki | ? - ? | c. 2040 BC[9] | c. 2037 BC[10] | ? | |||
23 | Eparti I | king of Simashki | ? - ? | ? | c. 2033 BC[11] | ? | |||
24 | Gir-Namme II | king of Simashki | ? - ? | c. 2033 BC | ? | ? | |||
25 | Tazitta II | king of Simashki | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
26 | Lurak-Luhhan | king of Simashki | ? - 2022 BC | c. 2028 BC | 2022 BC | ? | |||
27 | Hutran-Temti | king of Simashki | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
28 | Indattu-Inshushinak I | king of Simashki | ? - 2016 BC | ? | 2016 BC | son of Hutran-Temti | |||
29 | Kindattu | king of Simashki | ? - ? | before 2006 BC | after 2005 BC | son of Tan-Ruhuratir | conqueror of Ur | ||
30 | Indattu-Inshushinak II | king of Simashki | ? - ? | c. 1980 BC | ? | son of Pepi[12] | cont. Shu-ilishu king of Isin & Bilalama king of Eshnunna | ||
32 | Tan-Ruhuratir I | king of Simashki | ? - ? | c. 1965 BC | ? | son of Indattu-Inshushinnak II | cont. Iddin-Dagan king of Isin | ||
33 | Indattu-Inshushinak III | king of Simashki | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Tan-Ruhuratir I | more than 3 years | ||
35 | Indattu-Napir | king of Simashki | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
36 | Indattu-Temti | king of Simashki | ? - ? | ? | 1928? BC | ? | |||
Epartid dynasty,[13] c. 1970- c. 1500 BC | |||||||||
31 | Eparti II | king of Anshan & Susa, Sukkalmah | ? - ? | c. 1973 BC | ? | Married with a daughter of Iddin-Dagan king of Isin in 1973 BC.[14] | cont. Iddin-Dagan king of Isin | ||
34 | Shilhaha | king of Anshan & Susa, Sukkalmah | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Eparti II | |||
37 | Kuk-Nashur I | Sukkalmah | ? - ? | ? | ? | son (ruhushak)[15] of Shilhaha | |||
38 | Atta-hushu | Sukkal and Ippir of Susa, Shepherd of the people of Susa, Shepherd of Inshushinak | ? - after 1894 BC | ?1928 BC | after 1894 BC | son of Kuk-Nashur I (?) | |||
39 | Tetep-Mada | Shepherd of the people of Susa | ? - ? | after c. 1890 BC | ? | son of Kuk-Nashur I (?) | |||
40 | Palar-Ishshan | Sukkalmah | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
41 | Kuk-Sanit | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Palar-Ishshan (?) | ||||
42 | Kuk-Kirwash | Sukkalmah, Sukkal of Elam and Simashki and Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Lan-Kuku & nephew of Palar-Ishshan | |||
43 | Tem-Sanit | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Kuk-Kirwash | ||||
44 | Kuk-Nahhunte | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Kuk-Kirwash | ||||
45 | Kuk-Nashur II | Sukkalmah, Sukkal of Elam, Sukkal of Elam and Simashki and Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Kuk-Nahhunte (?) | |||
46 | Shirukduh | Sukkalmah | ? - ? | c. 1790 BC | ? | ? | cont. Shamshi-Adad I king of Assyria | ||
47 | Shimut-Wartash I | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Shirukduh | ||||
48 | Siwe-Palar-Hupak | Sukkalmah, Sukkal of Susa, Prince of Elam | ? - ? | before 1765 BC | after 1765 BC | son of Shirukduh | |||
49 | Kuduzulush I | Sukkalmah, Sukkal of Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Shirukduh | |||
50 | Kutir-Nahhunte I | Sukkalmah | ? - ? | c. 1710 BC | ? | son of Kuduzulush I | |||
51 | Atta-Merra-Halki | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Kuduzulush I (?) | ||||
52 | Tata II | Sukkal | ? - ? | ? | ? | brother of Atta-Merra-Halki | |||
53 | Lila-Irtash | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Kuduzulush I | ||||
54 | Temti-Agun | Sukkalmah, Sukkal of Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Kutir-Nahhunte I | |||
55 | Kutir-Shilhaha | Sukkalmah, Sukkal | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Temti-Agun | |||
56 | Kuk-Nashur III | Sukkal of Elam, Sukkal of Susa | ? - ? | before 1646 BC | after 1646 BC | son of Kutir-Shilhaha | |||
57 | Temti-Raptash | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Kutir-Shilhaha | ||||
58 | Shimut-Wartash II | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Kuk-Nashur III | ||||
59 | Shirtuh | King of Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Kuk-Nashur III | |||
60 | Kuduzulush II | Sukkalmah, King of Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Shimut-Wartash II | |||
61 | Tan-Uli | Sukkalmah, Sukkal | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
62 | Temti-Halki | Sukkalmah, Sukkal of Elam and Simashki and Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Tan-Uli | |||
63 | Kuk-Nashur IV[16] | Sukkalmah | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Tan-Uli | |||
64 | Kutik-Matlat[17] | ? - ? | c. 1500 BC | ? | son of Tan-Uli | ||||
Middle Elamite Period, c. 1500- c. 1000 BC | |||||||||
Kidinuid dynasty,[18] c. 1500- c. 1400 BC | |||||||||
65 | Kidinu | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | 15th century BC | ? | ? | |||
66 | Inshushinak-Sunkir-Nappipir | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
67 | Tan-Ruhuratir II | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | 15th century BC | ? | ? | |||
68 | Shalla | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
76 | Temti-Ahar | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | c. 1370 BC | ? | ? | cont. Kadashman-Enlil I Kassite king of Babylon | ||
Igehalkid dynasty,[19] c. 1400 – c. 1200 BC | |||||||||
69 | Ata-Halki[20] | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
70 | Attar-Kittah I[21] | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Ata-Halki | |||
71 | Ige-Halki | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
72 | Pahir-Ishshan I | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | c. 1390 BC | ? | son of Ige-Halki | cont. Kurigalzu I Kassite king of Babylon | ||
73 | Kidin-Hutran I | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Pahir-Ishshan I[22] | |||
74 | Attar-Kittah II | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Ige-Halki | |||
75 | Humban-Numena I | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | c. 1370 BC | ? | son of Attar-Kittah II | cont. Burna-Buriash II Kassite king of Babylon | ||
77 | Untash-Napirisha or Untash-Humban | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | c. 1340 BC | ? | son of Humban-Numena I | |||
78 | Kidin-Hutran II | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Untash-Naprisha[23] | |||
79 | Napirisha-Untash or Humban-Untash | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Kidin-Hutran II[24] | |||
80 | Pahir-Ishshan II | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
81 | Unpatar-Napirisha or Unpatar-Humban | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Pahir-Ishshan II | |||
82 | Kidin-Hutran III | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | c. 1224 BC | c. 1217 BC | son of Pahir-Ishshan II | cont. Enlil-nadin-shumi & Adad-shuma-iddina Kassite kings of Babylon[25] | ||
Shutrukid dynasty,[26] c. 1200 – c. 970 BC | |||||||||
83 | Hallutush-Inshushinak | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | c. 1200 BC | ? | ? | |||
84 | Shutruk-Nahhunte I | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | before c. 1158 BC | after c. 1158 BC | son of Hallutush-Inshushinak | |||
85 | Kutir-Nahhunte II | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | before c. 1155 BC | after c. 1155 BC | son of Shutruk-Nahhunte I | |||
86 | Shilhak-Inshushinak I | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Shutruk-Nahhunte I | |||
87 | Hutelutush-Inshushinak | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | before c. 1110 BC | after c. 1110 BC | son of Kutir-Nahhunte II | |||
88 | Shilhina-Hamru-Lakamar | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | after 1110 BC | ? | son of Shilhak-Inshushinak I | |||
89 | Humban-Numena II | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | early 11th century BC | ? | ? | |||
90 | Shutruk-Nahhunte II | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | middle of 11th century BC | ? | son of Humban-Numena II | |||
91 | Shutur-Nahhunte I | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | middle of 11th century BC | ? | son of Humban-Numena II | |||
92 | Mar-biti-apla-usur[27] | "son" of Elam | ? - ? | before 983 BC | after 978 BC | ? | |||
? | Akshir-Shimut | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
? | Akshir-Nahhunte | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
? | Kara-Indash | king of Elam | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
Neo-Elamite Period, c. 1000- c. 500 BC | |||||||||
Humban-Tahrid (Neo-Elamite) dynasty,[28] c. 830–521 BC | |||||||||
96 | The unnamed king of Elam | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | before c. 821 BC | after c. 821 BC | ? | cont. Shamshi-Adad V king of Assyria | ||
97 | Humban-Tahrah I | king of Elam | ? - 743 BC | ? | 743 BC | ? | |||
98 | Humban-Nikash I | king of Elam | ? - 717 BC | 743 BC | 717 BC | son of Humban-Tahrah I | |||
99 | Shutur-Nahhunte II | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - 699 BC | 717 BC | 699 BC | son (Ruhushak) of Humban-Nikash I | |||
100 | Hallushu-Inshushinak | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - oct. 693 BC | 699 BC | oct. 693 BC | brother of Shutur-Nahhunte II | |||
101 | Kutir-Nahhunte III | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - July 692 BC | oct. 693 BC | July 692 BC | son of Hallushu-Inshushinak | |||
102 | Humban-Numena III | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - feb. 688 BC | July 692 BC | feb. 688 BC | son of Hallushu-Inshushinak | |||
103 | Humban-Haltash I | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - oct. 681 BC | feb. 688 BC | oct. 681 BC | son of Humban-Numena III (?) | |||
104 | Humban-Haltash II | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - sept. 675 BC | oct. 681 BC | sept. 675 BC | son of Humban-Haltash I | |||
105 | Urtak-Inshushinak | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - 663 BC | sept. 675 BC | 663 BC | brother of Humban-Haltash II | |||
106 | Temti-Humban-Inshushinak I | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - sept. 653 BC | 663 BC | sept. 653 BC | brother of Urtak-Inshushinak | |||
107 | Humban-Nikash II | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - 651 BC | sept. 653 BC | 651 BC | son of Urtak-Inshushinak | |||
108 | Tammaritu | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - after 645/4 BC | 652 BC | 649 BC | son of Humban-Hapua son of Urtak-Inshushinak | |||
109 | Indabibi | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - after July 648 BC | 649 BC | after July 648 BC | ? | |||
110 | Humban-Haltash III | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - after 645/4 BC | after July 648 BC | 645/4 BC | son of Atta-hamiti-Inshushinak | |||
108 | Tammaritu | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - after 645/4 BC | 647 BC | 647 BC | son of Humban-Hapua son of Urtak-Inshushinak | |||
111 | Humban-Nikash III | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - after 645/4 BC | 647 BC | 647 BC | son of Atta-Merra-Halki | |||
112 | Umhuluma | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | 647 BC | 647 BC | ? | |||
113 | Indattu-Inshushinak IV | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | 647 BC | after autumn 646 BC | ? | |||
114 | Humban-Hapua | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | 647 BC | 647 BC | ? | |||
115 | Pa'e | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - after 645/4 BC | autumn 646 | after 645/4 BC | ? | |||
116 | Shutur-Nahhunte III | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - ? | after autumn 646 BC | ? | son of Indattu-Inshushinak IV | |||
117 | Humban-Kitin | king of Susa | ? - ? | last quarter of 7th century | ? | son of Shutur-Nahhunte III | |||
118 | Humban-Tahrah II | king of Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
119 | Hallutash-Inshushinak | king of Susa | ? - ? | ? | ? | son of Humban-Tahrah II | |||
120 | Ummanunu I | king of Susa | ? - ? | first quarter of 6th century BC | ? | ? | |||
121 | Shilhak-Inshushinak II | king of Susa | ? - ? | first quarter of 6th century BC | ? | son of Ummanunu I | |||
122 | Temti-Humban-Inshushinak II | king | ? - ? | before 550 BC | ? | son of Shilhak-Inshushinak II | |||
123 | Halkatash | king of Susa | ? - ? | ? | c. 549/8 BC | ? | |||
124 | Açina | king of Elam | ? - dec. 522 BC | oct. BC | 10 dec. 522 BC | son of Upadrama | |||
125 | Ummanunu II or Humban-Nikash IV (Ummaniš) | king of Elam | ? - feb. 521 BC | dec. 522 BC | feb. 521 BC | ? | |||
126 | Atta-hamiti-Inshushinak | king of Anshan & Susa | ? - 520/19 BC | ? | 520/19 BC | son of Hutran-Temti | He was also king of Gisati |
Old Elamite Period, c. 2700- c. 1500 BC | Middle Elamite Period, c. 1500- c. 1000 BC | Neo-Elamite Period, c. 1000- 519 BC |
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Hamazi dynasty[29] (c. 2530- c. 2030 BC)
Hamazi probably was located in Lorestan.
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Hidalu kingdom, c. 660- c. 6th century BC
Hidalu was located near modern Behbahan.
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Sherihum kingdom,[31] c.2400–c.2300 BC
Sherihum is the ancient name of northern areas of Persian Gulf.
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Rashi kingdom, c.660- c.640 BC | |
Anshan dynasty[32] (c. 2350- c. 1970 BC)
Anshan was located at Marvdasht of Fars near Persepolis.
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Aiapir kingdom, c.7th century BC
Aiapir is the ancient name of modern Izeh.
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Tukrish kingdom, c. 2350- c. 2250 BC
The site of Tukrish is unknown.
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Gisati kingdom, c. 7th century- 519 BC
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Khukhnur kingdom,[39] c.2350–c.2000 BC
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Elammat kingdom, c. 14th century BC
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Zamin kingdom, c. 7th century- c. 6th century BC |
Der kingdom, c. 2350-c. 646 BC
Der was located at modern Ilam province of Iran.
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Der kingdom, c. 2350-c. 646 BC
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Der kingdom, c. 2350-c. 646 BC
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Adamdun kingdom, c. 2200-c. 2027 BC | Samati kingdom, c. 6th century BCغار کلماکره
The remains of kings of Samati have been discovered from a cave near modern Pol-e-Dokhtar. |
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Simanum kingdom, c. 2050-c. 2000 BC | Zari kingdom, c. 6th century BC | |
Awak kingdom, c. 2050-c. 2000 BC |