The dynasty legitimized its rule over former Achaemenian territories by claiming descent from the Achaemenian king Artaxerxes II.

• 该王朝自称是阿契美尼德王朝的国王阿尔塔薛西斯二世（Artaxerxes II）的后裔，所以应合法统有阿契美尼德旧有的领土。