User:HistoryofIran/Xerxes I
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Xerxes I (Old Persian: 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠, romanized: Xšaya-ṛšā; c. 518 – August 465 BC), commonly known as Xerxes the Great, was the fourth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, ruling from 486 to 465 BC. He was the son and successor of Darius the Great (r. 522 – 486 BC) and his mother was Atossa, a daughter of Cyrus the Great (r. 550 – 530 BC), the first Achaemenid king.
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Quick Facts Xerxes I 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠, King of the Achaemenid Empire ...
Xerxes I 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 | |
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King of the Achaemenid Empire | |
Reign | October 486 – August 465 BC |
Predecessor | Darius the Great |
Successor | Artaxerxes I |
Born | c. 518 BC |
Died | August 465 BC (aged approximately 53) |
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Spouse | Amestris |
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Dynasty | Achaemenid |
Father | Darius the Great |
Mother | Atossa |
Religion | Indo-Iranian religion (possibly Zoroastrianism) |
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More information Xerxes (Xašayaruša/Ḫašayaruša) in hieroglyphs ...
Xerxes (Xašayaruša/Ḫašayaruša)[2] in hieroglyphs | ||||||||||||||
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Inheriting a vast empire stretching from Libya to Bactria, Xerxes spent his early years consolidating his power and suppressing a revolt in Egypt and then subsequently Babylonia.
Xerxes is identified with the fictional king Ahasuerus in the biblical Book of Esther.[3]