424/423 BC
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Sogdianus · Persia
life, dates, and events
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Birth, lifespan, and death
Creation years 3500–3501
Reference under review · 423/422 BC
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Look up Sogdianus in the study works
These links search five public-domain reference works for this person. An author’s definition or conclusion is a study aid—not Scripture—and should be examined against the KJV text.
Public-domain referenceEaston’s Bible Dictionary
Dictionary and historical background
Find Sogdianus →Public-domain referenceSmith’s Bible DictionaryPeople, places, customs, and history
Find Sogdianus →Public-domain referenceHitchcock’s Bible NamesThe name and its traditional meaning
Find Sogdianus →Public-domain referenceNave’s Topical BibleRelated KJV passages arranged by subject
Find Sogdianus →Public-domain referenceTorrey’s Topical TextbookRelated biblical subjects and references
Find Sogdianus →Dated record
Events involving Sogdianus · Persia
Creation year 3500424/423 BC
Sogdianus claims the Persian throne
This short and unsettled succession is known chiefly through Ctesias. It is included as Persian historical context, not as a biblical event.
Persian historical chronology · KJV
“After Xerxes II, Sogdianus held the throne for six months and fifteen days during 423 BC.”
Persian history · Livius
Livius’s Achaemenid king list and supporting articles provide the historical succession and conventional BC dates. No direct biblical passage records this royal transition.
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