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Xerxes II of Persia

500 BC - 424 BC

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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 417,569 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Xerxes II of Persia is the 1,795th most popular politician (down from 1,576th in 2019), the 75th most popular biography from Iran (down from 64th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Iranian Politician.

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

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Xerxes II of Persia ranks 1,795 out of 19,576. Before him are Danjong of Joseon, Kęstutis, Jehoram of Judah, Antonia Minor, Charles II of Navarre, and Mieszko I of Poland. After him are Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans, Hong Xiuquan, Ferdinand I of Naples, Isaac I Komnenos, Catherine Cornaro, and Meñli I Giray.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500 BC, Xerxes II of Persia ranks 12. Before him are Ezra, Artemisia I of Caria, Brennus, Ictinus, Cratylus, and Cyrus the Younger. After him are Pāṇini, Nicias, Sogdianus of Persia, Pleistarchus, Meton of Athens, and Brasidas. Among people deceased in 424 BC, Xerxes II of Persia ranks 2. Before him is Artaxerxes I of Persia. After him is Sitalces.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Xerxes II of Persia ranks 75 out of 631. Before him are Öljaitü (1280), Shapur II (309), Babak Khorramdin (798), Bayazid Bastami (804), Abolhassan Banisadr (1933), and Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar (1742). After him are Miskawayh (932), Gaykhatu (1300), Ismail II (1533), Jamshīd al-Kāshī (1380), Abbas II of Persia (1633), and Psamtik III (-590).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Xerxes II of Persia ranks 38. Before him are Mohammad Khatami (1943), Achaemenes (-800), Öljaitü (1280), Shapur II (309), Abolhassan Banisadr (1933), and Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar (1742). After him are Gaykhatu (1300), Ismail II (1533), Abbas II of Persia (1633), Psamtik III (-590), Tekuder (1247), and Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (1772).

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