Question: is xerxes the same as ahasuerus?
Answer: Xerxes was murdered at Persepolis by Artabanus, captain of the palace guard; he was succeeded by his son Artaxerxes I (reigned 465-425 bc). Xerxes is generally identified as the Ahasuerus of the Book of Esther. Xerxes I, King of Persia, was born circa 519 BC, Persia; died circa 465 BC, Persia.