Xerxes II of Persia

Xerxes II of Persia

Xerxes II (; Old Persian: 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 Xšayār̥šā; Ancient Greek: Ξέρξης Xérxēs; died 424 BC) was a Persian king who was very briefly a ruler of the Achaemenid Empire, as the son and successor of Artaxerxes I. After a reign of forty-five days—where he only had control over the Persian heartlands—he was assassinated in 424 BC by his half-brother Sogdianus, who in turn was murdered by Darius II six months later. He is an obscure historical figure known primarily from the writings of Ctesias. He was the only legitimate son of Artaxerxes I and Damaspia, and is known to have served as crown prince. The last inscription mentioning Artaxerxes I being alive can be dated to 424 BC. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Xerxes II of Persia has received more than 393,553 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Xerxes II of Persia is the 1,580th most popular politician (down from 1,241st in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from Iran (down from 56th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Iranian Politician.

Xerxes II of Persia is most famous for his failed invasion of Greece in 480 BC.