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Xerxes I

519 BC - 475 BC

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Xerxes I ( ZURK-seez c. 518 – August 465 BC), commonly known as Xerxes the Great, was a Persian ruler who served as the fourth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 486 BC until his assassination in 465 BC. He was the son of Darius the Great and Atossa, a daughter of Cyrus the Great. In Western history, Xerxes is best known for his invasion of Greece in 480 BC, which ended in Persian defeat. Xerxes was designated successor by Darius over his elder brother Artobazan and inherited a large, multi-ethnic empire upon his father's death. He consolidated his power by crushing revolts in Egypt and Babylon, and renewed his father's campaign to subjugate Greece and punish Athens and its allies for their interference in the Ionian Revolt. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Xerxes I is the 56th most popular politician (up from 151st in 2019), the most popular biography from Iran (up from 6th in 2019) and the most popular Iranian Politician.

Xerxes I was the king of Persia in the 5th century BC. He is most famous for his invasion of Greece, and the Battle of Thermopylae.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Xerxes I ranks 56 out of 19,576. Before him are Anne, Queen of Great Britain, Benito Mussolini, John, King of England, Cicero, Richard III of England, and Cnut the Great. After him are Nicholas II of Russia, Henry Kissinger, Abraham Lincoln, James K. Polk, William III of England, and James II of England.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 519 BC, Xerxes I ranks 1. After him is Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus. Among people deceased in 475 BC, Xerxes I ranks 1. After him are Xenophanes, and Atossa.

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    Xerxes I

    POLITICIAN

    519 BC - 475 BC

    HPI: 87.97

    Rank: 1

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    Xenophanes

    PHILOSOPHER

    570 BC - 475 BC

    HPI: 80.90

    Rank: 2

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    Atossa

    POLITICIAN

    550 BC - 475 BC

    HPI: 69.51

    Rank: 3

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Xerxes I ranks 1 out of 631. After him are Cyrus the Great (-600), Omar Khayyam (1048), Al-Ghazali (1058), Zoroaster (-2000), Ruhollah Khomeini (1902), Abu Nuwas (762), Jabir ibn Hayyan (721), Harun al-Rashid (766), Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919), Darius III (-380), and Ali Khamenei (1939).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Xerxes I ranks 1. After him are Cyrus the Great (-600), Harun al-Rashid (766), Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919), Darius III (-380), Ali Khamenei (1939), Cambyses II (-550), Malik-Shah I (1055), Xerxes II of Persia (-500), Tahmasp I (1514), Khosrow I (501), and Nader Shah (1688).

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