id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-1398 Hystaspes (son of Xerxes I) - Wikipedia .html text/html 418 59 59 Hystaspes (son of Xerxes I) Wikipedia This article needs additional citations for verification. Find sources: "Hystaspes" son of Xerxes I – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Hystaspes was the second son of the Persian king Xerxes I.[1] When his father was assassinated by the vizier Artabanus, Hystaspes' younger brother Artaxerxes I ascended the throne.[2] According to Diodorus of Sicily, Hystaspes was satrap of Bactria at the time of his father's death.[1] This claim of Diodorus conflicts with the version of Ctesias that an Artaban (not to be confused with the murderer of Xerxes I) then led a revolt in Bactria, where he was satrap.[citation needed] It is possible that the true rebel was Hystaspes.[citation needed] Hystaspes was allegedly assassinated by Artaxerxes I.[citation needed] Hidden categories: Articles needing additional references from March 2020 All articles needing additional references All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from March 2020 This page was last edited on 31 March 2020, at 12:18 (UTC). ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-1398.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-1398.txt