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خشایارشاه
Also Known As
Ahasverus, Khashayarshah
Xerxes I (519-465 BC) King of Persia (486 - 465 B.C.) The son of Dariush I, he had been governor of Babylon before his succession. He ferociously suppressed rebellions in Egypt (484) and Babylonia (482). To avenge Dariush's defeat by the Greeks at the Battle of Marathon, he spent three years raising a massive army and navy. When a storm destroyed the bridges he had built to cross the Hellespont, he had them rebuilt and for seven days oversaw the crossing of his army, numbering 360,000 troops by modern estimates, supported by more than 700 ships. The Persians broke through at the Battle of Thermopylae and pillaged Athens, but then lost their navy at the Battle of Salamis (480). Xerxes returned to Asia, leaving the army behind; it withdrew after its defeat at the Battle of Plataea (479). In Persia he began an extensive building campaign at Persepolis. Drawn unwittingly into palace intrigues, he killed his brother's family at the queen's demand. He was murdered by members of his court. His setback in Greece was regarded as the beginning of the decline of the Achaemenid dynasty.
See Also:Xerxes in Media Gallery
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- Alexander Gets Stuck In Darband
- Xerxes Becomes The Successor Of Dariush
- Iranian Navy Defeated At The Battle Of Salamis
- Esther Makes Xerxes Pardon Jews
- Xerxes' Alliance With Carthage
- Artaxerxes I Makrocheir Becomes King
- Dariush II Becomes King
- Persians Capture Athens
- The Battle Of Granicus
- Spartans Crushed At Thermopylae
- The Battle Of Mycale
- The Battle Of Plataea
اردشیر
See Also:Artaxerxes in Media Gallery
- Artaxerxes I Makrocheir Becomes King
- Dariush II Becomes King
- Artaxerxes II Becomes King
- Battle Of Cunaxa And Return Of The Ten Thousand
- Second Persian Occupation Of Egypt
- Sisygambis Passes Away
- Cyprus Revolt Suppressed
- Callias Teaty Ends Greco Persian Wars
اردشیر درازدست
اردشیر دوم
See Also:Artaxerxes II in Media Gallery
- Artaxerxes II Becomes King
- Battle Of Cunaxa And Return Of The Ten Thousand
- Second Persian Occupation Of Egypt
- Sisygambis Passes Away
- Cyprus Revolt Suppressed
اردشیر سوم
See Also:Artaxerxes III in Media Gallery
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