OR "SOGDIANOS""SUGDYANA"; MURDERED BROTHER XERXES II; RULED 6 1/2 MONTH S, THENKILLED BY BROTHER DARIUS II See also: Ancient History Middle Eastern Biographies d. 424 BC, king of ancient Persia (424 BC), son of Artaxerxes I. After a reign of 45 days he was murdered by his half brother Sogdianus. <http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/x/xerxes2.asp>