Editing Xerxes II (section)

{{Short description|Ruler of the Achaemenid Empire in 424 BC}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name         = Xerxes II<br>𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠
| title        = 
| image        = Coin of Achaemenid Empire (Xerxes II to Artaxerxes II) (Cropped).jpg
| image_size   = 
| caption      = [[Achaemenid coinage|Achaemenid coin]] minted at [[Sardis]], possibly under Xerxes II
| succession   = [[King of Kings]] of the [[Achaemenid Empire]],<br>[[List of pharaohs|Pharaoh of Egypt]]
| reign        = 424 BC (45 days)
| predecessor  = [[Artaxerxes I]]
| successor    = [[Sogdianus]]
| native_lang1 = Old Persian
| native_lang1_name1 = 
| birth_date   = 
| birth_place  = 
| death_date   = 424 BC
| death_place  = [[Persepolis]], [[Achaemenid Empire|Persia]]
| dynasty      = [[Achaemenid dynasty|Achaemenid]]
| father       = [[Artaxerxes I]]
| mother       = [[Damaspia]]
| issue        = 
| religion     = [[Zoroastrianism]]
}}

'''Xerxes II''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|z|ɜr|k|s|iː|z}}; {{langx|peo|[[wiktionary:𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠|𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠]]}} {{Transliteration|peo|Xšayār̥šā}}; {{langx|grc|[[wiktionary:Ξέρξης|Ξέρξης]]}} {{Transliteration|grc|Xérxēs}}; died 424&nbsp;BC) was a [[List of monarchs of Persia#Achaemenid Empire (559–334/327 BC)|Persian king]] who was very briefly a ruler of the [[Achaemenid Empire]], as the son and successor of [[Artaxerxes I]].

After a reign of forty-five days—where he only had control over the Persian heartlands—he was assassinated in 424 BC by his half-brother [[Sogdianus]], who in turn was murdered by [[Darius II of Persia|Darius II]] six months later. He is an obscure historical figure known primarily from the writings of [[Ctesias]]. He was the only legitimate son of [[Artaxerxes I]] and [[Damaspia]], and is known to have served as [[crown prince]].