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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Xerxes II of Persia is the 719th most popular politician (up from 1,795th in 2019), the 26th most popular biography from Iran (up from 75th in 2019) and the 9th 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 719 out of 19,576. Before him are Theodore II Laskaris, Ptolemy II Philadelphus, Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, Conrad III of Germany, Umberto I of Italy, and Viktor Yushchenko. After him are Georgi Dimitrov, Grover Cleveland, Volusianus, Mustafa III, Juliana of the Netherlands, and Philip I of France.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500 BC, Xerxes II of Persia ranks 7. Before him are Artaxerxes I of Persia, Anaxagoras, Pāṇini, Leucippus, Xanthippe, and Ezra. After him are Brennus, Zeuxis, Artemisia I of Caria, Ajatashatru, Myron, and Ictinus. 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 26 out of 631. Before him are Hassan-i Sabbah (1050), Cambyses II (-550), Al-Tabari (839), Bodhidharma (483), Malik-Shah I (1055), and Tughril (990). After him are Tahmasp I (1514), Khosrow I (501), Ferdowsi (940), Nader Shah (1688), Mansur Al-Hallaj (858), and Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (817).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Xerxes II of Persia ranks 9. Before him are Harun al-Rashid (766), Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919), Darius III (-380), Ali Khamenei (1939), Cambyses II (-550), and Malik-Shah I (1055). After him are Tahmasp I (1514), Khosrow I (501), Nader Shah (1688), Nizam al-Mulk (1018), Darius II (-475), and Antiochus III the Great (-241).

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