| Artaxerxes I | |
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| King of Kings King of Persia Pharaoh of Egypt |
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Relief of Artaxerxes from his tomb in Naqsh-e Rustam
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| King of Persia | |
| Reign | 465–424 BC |
| Predecessor | Xerxes I |
| Successor | Xerxes II |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | 424 BC |
| Burial | Naqsh-e Rustam, Persia |
| Spouse | Queen Damaspia Alogyne of Babylon Cosmartidene of Babylon Andia of Babylon |
| Issue |
Xerxes II Sogdianus Darius II Arsites Parysatis |
| House | Achaemenid |
| Father | Xerxes I |
| Mother | Amestris |
Artaxerxes I /ˌɑːrtəˈzɜːrksiːz/ (Persian: اردشیر یکم, Old Persian: ![]()
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Artaxšaça, "whose rule (xšaça < *xšaϑram) is through arta (truth)";Hebrew: אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא ; Greek: Ἀρταξέρξης) was the fifth King of Persia from 465 BC to 424 BC. He was the third son of Xerxes I.