The kings of Persis, known as the Darayanids (named after their founder, Darayan I), were local rulers under the Parthian Empire between the 2nd century BC and the early 3rd century AD. They were based in the region of Persis, present-day Fars, in southwestern Iran.
Its existence is known mainly thanks to numismatics.
List of the Kings of Persis
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Darayan I (late 2nd century BC)
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Wadfradad III (first half of the 1st century BC)
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Darayan II (1st century BC)
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Ardaxshir II (Artaxerxes II, c. 50 BC)
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Wahsir (second half of the 1st century BC)
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Pakor I (first half of the 1st century AD)
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Pakor II (first half of the 1st century AD)
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Nambed (mid-1st century AD)
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Napad (second half of the 1st century AD)
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Wadfradad IV (first half of the 2nd century AD)
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Manchihr I (first half of the 2nd century AD)
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Ardaxshir III (first half of the 2nd century AD)
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Manchihr II (mid-2nd century AD)
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Manchihr III (second half of the 2nd century AD)
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Ardaxshir IV (late 2nd century AD)
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Vahshir II/Oxathres (c. 206-210 AD)
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Shapur (early 3rd century AD)
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Ardashir V (Ardashir I of the Sassanid dynasty, founder of the Sassanid Empire, from 224 AD)
This list omits Bagadates/Baydad and other fratarakas, beginning only with monarchs formally titled "kings" of Persis. The sequence may vary slightly depending on the source due to the complexity of numismatics, but these are the ones generally accepted in modern scholarship.