Hystaspes (son of Xerxes I)

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Hystaspes (Old Persian: 𐎻𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱 Vištāspa; Ancient Greek: Ὑστάσπης Hustáspēs) 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]}