Xerxes II
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Person
- Born
- 0500-01-01
- Died
- 0423-01-00
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Recent publications · Crossref
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- Magnetic order close to superconductivity in the iron-based layered LaO1-xF x FeAs systems
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- Analysis of the mouse transcriptome based on functional annotation of 60,770 full-length cDNAs
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Key facts
- Reign
- 424 BC (45 days)
- Predecessor
- Artaxerxes I
- Successor
- Sogdianus
- Died
- 424 BC, Persepolis , Persia
- Dynasty
- Achaemenid
- Father
- Artaxerxes I
- Mother
- Damaspia
- Religion
- Zoroastrianism
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Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 500 BCE
- Died
- January 423 BCE
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Achaemenid Empire
- Place of birth
- Iran
- Place of death
- Persepolis
- Father
- Artaxerxes I
- Mother
- Damaspia
- Sibling
- Sogdianus
- Occupation
- sovereign
- Position held
- King of Kings
Article
Xerxes II (/ˈzɜːrksiːz/ ZURK-seez; Old Persian: 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠, romanized: Xšayār̥šā; Ancient Greek: Ξέρξης, romanized: 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.