Xšayāršā

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Xšayāršā is the Old Persian name of Xerxes I, the Achaemenid king who ruled the Persian Empire in the early 5th century BCE and led the famous invasion of Greece.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Achaemenid king
historical figure
monarch
attestedInSource Biblical texts (as Ahasuerus, traditionally)
Greek historiography
Herodotus' Histories
linked to: works of Herodotus

Old Persian royal inscriptions
battle Battle of Artemisium
Battle of Mycale
Battle of Plataea
Battle of Salamis
Battle of Thermopylae
burialPlace tomb at Naqsh-e Rostam
capital Persepolis
Susa
centuryOfActivity 5th century BCE
child Artaxerxes I
Darius (son of Xerxes I)
Hystaspes (son of Xerxes I)
linked to: Hystaspes
correspondsTo Xerxes I
countryRuled Achaemenid Empire
culture Achaemenid Persian
deathCause assassination
deathYear 465 BCE
ethnicGroup Persian
father Darius I
linked to: Darius I of Persia
grandfather Cyrus the Great
knownFor Second Persian invasion of Greece
linked to: Greco-Persian Wars

construction projects at Persepolis
expansion and consolidation of the Achaemenid Empire
invasion of Greece
languageOfName Old Persian cuneiform
meaningOfName ruling over heroes
memberOfDynasty Achaemenid dynasty
mother Atossa
nameInLanguage Old Persian
notableBuildingActivity completion of the Gate of All Nations at Persepolis
construction at the Apadana of Persepolis
palace complex at Persepolis
notableEvent suppression of revolts in Babylon
suppression of revolts in Egypt
positionHeld King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire
predecessor Darius I
linked to: Darius I of Persia
reignEnd 465 BCE
reignStart 486 BCE
religion Zoroastrianism (likely)
linked to: Zoroastrianism
romanizedAs Xerxes
linked to: Xerxes I
spouse Amestris
successor Artaxerxes I

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Xerxes I alsoKnownAs Xšayāršā