id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-2772 Sogdianus - Wikipedia .html text/html 1228 253 68 Illegitimate son of Artaxerxes I, brief ruler of the Achaemenid Empire Sogdianus (/ˌsɔːɡdiˈeɪnəs/ or /ˌsɒɡdiˈeɪnəs/) was briefly a ruler of the Achaemenid Empire for a period in 424–423 BC. He was reportedly an illegitimate son of Artaxerxes I by his concubine Alogyne of Babylon. Death of Artaxerxes I[edit] The third was Ochus, son of Artaxerxes I by his concubine Cosmartidene of Babylon and satrap of Hyrcania. Ochus was also married to their common half-sister Parysatis, daughter of Artaxerxes I and his concubine Andia of Babylon. Ochus then ascended to the Achaemenid throne as Darius II; he was the sole ruler of the Persian Empire until 404 BC.[2] Median and Achaemenid kings Rulers in the Achaemenid Empire of the Achaemenid Empire Artaxerxes III Ochus Artaxerxes III Ochus 5th-century BC Kings of the Achaemenid Empire Kings of the Achaemenid Empire Articles needing additional references from April 2017 All articles needing additional references ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-2772.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-2772.txt