Ariaramnes (Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎼𐎶𐎴[1] Ariyāramna;[2] "peace of the Arya") was a great-uncle of Cyrus the Great and the great-grandfather of Darius I, and perhaps the king of Parsa,[3] the ancient core kingdom of Persia.

As supported by the relief at Behistun he was the first king of a separate Achaemenid branch that ran parallel[clarification needed] to the reigns of Cyrus I and his son Cambyses I.

As the great-grandfather of Darius the Great, this line ultimately absorbs the Dynasty and dominates the Persian Empire.

These gold tablets allegedly documented the reigns of Ariaramnes and his son Arsames and were written in Old Persian in the first person.

In Modern Persian, his name is spelled اریارمنه.‎[4] This biography of a member of a noble house or article about nobility is a stub.