Khshayarsha
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Khshayarsha is the Old Persian name for Xerxes I, the powerful Achaemenid king who ruled the Persian Empire in the early 5th century BCE and led the invasion of Greece.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Achaemenid king
ⓘ
Persian king ⓘ historical figure ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| assassinatedBy | Artabanus of Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | circa 518 BCE ⓘ |
| capital |
Persepolis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Susa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| child |
Artaxerxes I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Darius (son of Xerxes I) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hystaspes (son of Xerxes I) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Greco-Persian Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Greco-Persian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryRuled |
Achaemenid Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 465 BCE ⓘ |
| era | early 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Darius I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandfather | Cyrus the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInGreek | Xerxes I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInLatin | Xerxes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInOldPersian | Khshayarsha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRegnalName | Xerxes I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Battle of Plataea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Salamis NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Thermopylae NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Persian invasion of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ completion of the Gate of All Nations at Persepolis ⓘ construction at Susa ⓘ invasion of Greece ⓘ large building projects at Persepolis ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Old Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfDynasty | Achaemenid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Herodotus' Histories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Atossa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
royal inscriptions at Persepolis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
royal inscriptions at Susa ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shahanshah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| possiblyIdentifiedAs | Ahasuerus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Darius I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 465 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | 486 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| spouse | Amestris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Artaxerxes I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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