Xerxes I

Xerxes the Great was a Shah of Iran (485–465 BC) of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. Xerxes was son of Darius I and Atossa, the daughter of Cyrus the Great. After Darius died, Xerxes became the Shah of Persia. He took up the title of Shahanshah (King of Kings). In the Graeco-Persian Wars at the Battle of Thermopylae, Xerxes defeated the Greek warriors and annexed parts of Greece. After winning at Thermopylae, Xerxes then took control of Athens with his army.

Xerxes I
King of Persia and Media Great King King of Kings King of Nations Pharaoh of Egypt
Rock relief of Xerxes at his tomb in Naqsh-e Rustam
King of Persia
Reign	486–465 BC
Coronation	October 486 BC
Predecessor	Darius I
Successor	Artaxerxes I
Born	519 BC Persia
Died	August 465 BC (aged 53 or 54) Persia
Burial	Persia
Spouse	Amestris, (disputed: Vashti and Queen Esther)
Issue	Darius Hystaspes Artaxerxes I Arsames Amytis
Dynasty	Achaemenid
Father	Darius I
Mother	Atossa
Religion	Zoroastrianism[1]