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Xerxes I

Monarchs and Rulers

Xerxes I, commonly known as Xerxes the Great, was a Persian ruler who reigned as the fourth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 486 BC until his assassination in 465 BC.

Facts
Birth Year
518 BCE 1
Wikipedia's infobox gives his birth as circa 518 BC, year only; stored as a signed year following the atlas's BC convention.
Death Year
465 BCE 1
Stored as a signed year following the atlas's BC convention.
Classification
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Monarch / Royalty 1
Connections

In Era

Classical Antiquity, Eras
Source Xerxes I (Wikipedia)

Participant In

Greco-Persian Wars, Events
Source Greco-Persian Wars (Wikipedia)

Ruled

The Achaemenid Empire, Polities
Additional Source Xerxes I (Wikipedia)Lead section (edge: ruled Achaemenid Empire)
Sources
1. Xerxes I (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    was a Persian ruler who reigned as the fourth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire
  • Infobox (born)
    c. 518 BC
  • Infobox (died)
    465 BC
  • Xerxes I: Gender
    Xerxes I ( ZURK-seez; from Old Iranian Xšayār̥šā, commonly known as Xerxes the Great; c. 518 BC - 465 BC) was a Persian ruler who reigned as the fourth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 486 BC until his assassination in 465 BC.
  • Wikipedia biography, role/occupation stated in lead section (w-bbfill-history3-0927)
  • Ruled: The Achaemenid Empire, Lead section (edge: ruled Achaemenid Empire)
    Xerxes I ( ZURK-seez; from Old Iranian Xšayār̥šā, commonly known as Xerxes the Great; c. 518 BC - 465 BC) was a Persian ruler who reigned as the fourth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 486 BC until his assassination in 465 BC.
  • In Era: Classical Antiquity, lead paragraph, lifespan
    Infobox: born c. 518 BC; died 465 BC
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Wikidata: Xerxes I
Wikidata Q129165, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Greco-Persian Wars (Wikipedia)
Participant In: Greco-Persian Wars, Infobox: commander2
Quote, Participant In: Greco-Persian Wars, Infobox: commander2
Darius I Xerxes I Artaxerxes I Artemisia I Ariomardus Artabazus Artapanus Artaphernes Artaphernes (son of Artaphernes) Artyphius Datis Boges Gongylos Harpagus Hippias Hydarnes II Masistes Megabates Megabazus Megabyzus Otanes Tithraustes Artayntes Azanes (son of Arteios) Hyamees Ithamitres Peraxes Artybius Daurises Mardontes Tigranes Achaemenes Ariabignes Damasithymus Mardonius Masistius Pherendatis Artayctes Aridolis
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