# Xerxes II

_Brief ruler of the Achaemenid Empire (died 424 BC)_

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Last updated: 2026-11-09

> Xerxes II was a Persian king who was very briefly a ruler of the Achaemenid Empire, as the son and successor of Artaxerxes I.

## Quick facts

- **Place of birth:** Iran ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q272043#P19))
- **Place of death:** Persepolis ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q272043#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Achaemenid Empire ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q272043#P27))
- **Occupation:** sovereign ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q272043#P106))
- **Positions held:** pharaoh; King of Kings ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q272043#P39))

## Questions

**What positions has Xerxes II held?**  
Positions held by Xerxes II include: pharaoh; King of Kings.

## Related

- [Darius III](https://diginpl.com/people/darius-iii)
- [Darius the Great](https://diginpl.com/people/darius-the-great)
- [Xerxes I](https://diginpl.com/people/xerxes-i)
- [Darius II](https://diginpl.com/people/darius-ii)
- [Artaxerxes III](https://diginpl.com/people/artaxerxes-iii)
- [Bardiya](https://diginpl.com/people/bardiya)
- [Cyrus the Great](https://diginpl.com/people/cyrus-the-great)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Xerxes II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerxes_II) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q272043](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q272043) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Coin of Achaemenid Empire (Xerxes II to Artaxerxes II) (Cropped).jpg by Classical Numismatic Group ; \[1\] (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coin_of_Achaemenid_Empire_(Xerxes_II_to_Artaxerxes_II)_(Cropped).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Xerxes II, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Coin of Achaemenid Empire (Xerxes II to Artaxerxes II) (Cropped).jpg — Classical Numismatic Group ; [1], CC BY-SA 3.0.

## Cite this page

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