Khashayar (Xerxes) was born around 520 BCE in the southern province of Persis (Fars). He was a powerful king who ruled Achaemenid
Persian Empire from 486-465 BCE. Xerxes was Darius The Great's eldest son by Queen Atosa (daughter of Cyrus The Great). He had been
designated official heir perhaps as early as 498 BCE, and while crown prince he had ruled as
the King's governor in Babylon.