Sogdianus

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Sogdianus was a short-reigning Achaemenid Persian king who briefly held the throne amid dynastic struggles following the death of Artaxerxes I.

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Sogdianus canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Achaemenid king
historical figure
monarch
associatedWithEvent Achaemenid succession crisis after Artaxerxes I
cameToPowerAfter death of Artaxerxes I
cameToPowerDuring Achaemenid dynastic struggle
category 5th-century BC monarchs of Persia
Achaemenid kings
causeOfDeath executed
contestedBy Darius II
linked to: Darius II of Persia
countryRuled Achaemenid Empire
deathPlace Achaemenid Empire
defeatedBy Darius II
linked to: Darius II of Persia
dynasty Achaemenid dynasty
ethnicGroup Persian
father Artaxerxes I
givenName Sogdianus
halfBrother Darius II
linked to: Darius II of Persia

Xerxes II
linked to: Xerxes II of Persia
house Achaemenid dynasty
languageSpoken Old Persian
mannerOfDeath buried alive in ashes
mentionedIn Ctesias of Cnidus
mother Alogyne of Babylon
notableFor participation in Achaemenid succession crisis
very short reign
orderedExecutionOf Xerxes II
linked to: Xerxes II of Persia
predecessor Artaxerxes I
realm Mesopotamia
Persia
parts of the Achaemenid Near East
reignDuration about 6 months
reignEnd 423 BC
reignStart 424 BC
relative Darius I
linked to: Darius I of Persia

Xerxes I
religion Zoroastrianism
royalStyle King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire
siblingRival Darius II
linked to: Darius II of Persia

Xerxes II
linked to: Xerxes II of Persia
successor Darius II
linked to: Darius II of Persia
timePeriod 5th century BC
title King of Kings
King of Persia
usurpedThroneFrom Xerxes II
linked to: Xerxes II of Persia

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Sogdianus givenName Sogdianus
Xerxes II of Persia successor Sogdianus
Xerxes II of Persia killedBy Sogdianus
Xerxes II of Persia sibling Sogdianus